Shloka 61.3Unverified draft
कथं नरवरश्रेष्ठ पुत्रौ तौ सह सीतया । दुःखितौ सुखसंवृद्धौ वने दुःखं सहिष्यतः ।।2.61.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative adverb |
| naravaraśreṣṭha | नरवरश्रेष्ठ | O foremost of the best of men | vocative |
| putrau | पुत्रौ | the two sons | nominative dual |
| tau | तौ | they | nominative dual |
| saha | सह | together with | preposition |
| sītayā | सीतया | Sita | instrumental |
| duḥkhitau | दुःखितौ | the two afflicted | nominative dual adjective |
| sukhasaṃvṛddhau | सुखसंवृद्धौ | the two raised in comfort | nominative dual adjective |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| duḥkhaṃ | दुःखं | hardship | accusative |
| sahiṣyataḥ | सहिष्यतः | will the two endure | verb, future dual |
Reference: 2.61.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa