Shloka 72.40Unverified draft

क्व चेदानीं स धर्मात्मा कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः । लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया च समं गतः ।।2.72.40।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kvaक्वwhereinterrogative
cedānīṃचेदानींand nowconjunction + adverb
saसthatnominative adjective
dharmātmāधर्मात्माrighteous-souled onenominative
kausalyānandavardhanaḥकौसल्यानन्दवर्धनःthe increaser of Kausalya's joynominative
lakṣmaṇenaलक्ष्मणेनwith Lakshmanainstrumental
sahaसहtogetherpreposition
bhrātrāभ्रात्राhis brotherinstrumental
sītayāसीतयाwith Sitainstrumental
caचandconjunction
samaṃसमंtogetheradverb
gataḥगतःgonenominative adjective

Reference: 2.72.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa