Shloka 58.8Unverified draft
व्यालैः मृगैः आचरितं कृष्णसर्पनिषेवितम् । कथं कुमारौ वैदेह्या सार्धं वनमुपस्थितौ ।।2.58.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vyālaiḥ | व्यालैः | by fierce beasts | instrumental |
| mṛgaiḥ | मृगैः | by wild animals | instrumental |
| ācaritaṃ | आचरितं | frequented | accusative adjective |
| kṛṣṇasarpaniṣevitam | कृष्णसर्पनिषेवितम् | infested with black serpents | accusative adjective |
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| kumārau | कुमारौ | the two princes | nominative dual |
| vaidehyā | वैदेह्या | with Vaidehi (Sita) | instrumental |
| sārdhaṃ | सार्धं | together | adverb |
| vanamupasthitau | वनमुपस्थितौ | the two who have arrived in the forest | accusative + nominative dual adjective |
Reference: 2.58.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa