Shloka 60.13Unverified draft
रामं हि लक्ष्मणं वाऽपि पृष्ट्वा जानाति जानकी । अयोध्याक्रोशमात्रे तु विहारमिव संश्रिता ।।2.60.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rama | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| lakṣmaṇaṃ | लक्ष्मणं | Lakshmana | accusative |
| vā'pi | वाऽपि | or even | conjunction + particle |
| pṛṣṭvā | पृष्ट्वा | having asked | gerund |
| jānāti | जानाति | she comes to know | verb, present |
| jānakī | जानकी | Sita (daughter of Janaka) | nominative |
| ayodhyākrośamātre | अयोध्याक्रोशमात्रे | as though it were merely a krosha's distance from Ayodhya | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| vihāramiva | विहारमिव | as though on a pleasure-outing | accusative + particle, simile |
| saṃśritā | संश्रिता | she has taken refuge, regards it | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.60.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa