Shloka 61.3Unverified draft

कथं नरवरश्रेष्ठ पुत्रौ तौ सह सीतया । दुःखितौ सुखसंवृद्धौ वने दुःखं सहिष्यतः ।।2.61.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative adverb
naravaraśreṣṭhaनरवरश्रेष्ठO foremost of the best of menvocative
putrauपुत्रौthe two sonsnominative dual
tauतौtheynominative dual
sahaसहtogether withpreposition
sītayāसीतयाSitainstrumental
duḥkhitauदुःखितौthe two afflictednominative dual adjective
sukhasaṃvṛddhauसुखसंवृद्धौthe two raised in comfortnominative dual adjective
vaneवनेin the forestlocative
duḥkhaṃदुःखंhardshipaccusative
sahiṣyataḥसहिष्यतःwill the two endureverb, future dual

Reference: 2.61.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa