Shloka 58.11Unverified draft
किमुवाच वचो रामः किमुवाच च लक्ष्मणः । सुमन्त्र वनमासाद्य किमुवाच च मैथिली ।।2.58.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kimuvāca | किमुवाच | what did he say | interrogative + verb, past |
| vaco | वचो | words | accusative |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| kimuvāca | किमुवाच | what did he say | interrogative + verb, past |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| lakṣmaṇaḥ | लक्ष्मणः | Lakshmana | nominative |
| sumantra | सुमन्त्र | O Sumantra | vocative |
| vanamāsādya | वनमासाद्य | upon reaching the forest | accusative + gerund |
| kimuvāca | किमुवाच | what did she say | interrogative + verb, past |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| maithilī | मैथिली | Sita, the Maithili princess | nominative |
Reference: 2.58.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa