Shloka 58.34Unverified draft
जानकी तु महाराज निःश्वसन्ती मनस्विनी । भूतोपहतचित्तेव विष्ठिता विस्मिता स्थिता ।।2.58.34।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jānakī | जानकी | Sita, the daughter of Janaka | nominative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| mahārāja | महाराज | O great king | vocative |
| niḥśvasantī | निःश्वसन्ती | sighing | nominative present participle |
| manasvinī | मनस्विनी | the high-minded lady | nominative adjective |
| bhūtopahatacitteva | भूतोपहतचित्तेव | as though her mind were seized by a spirit | nominative adjective + comparison |
| viṣṭhitā | विष्ठिता | stood transfixed | nominative adjective |
| vismitā | विस्मिता | astonished | nominative adjective |
| sthitā | स्थिता | remained | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.58.34 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa