Shloka 66.14Unverified draft
क्षेत्रं शोधयता लब्ध्वा नाम्ना सीता इति विश्रुता। भूतलाद् उत्थिता सा तु व्यवर्धत ममात्मजा
Meaning
That three-bent bow possessed a three-fold lustre. It had a divine armor attached to it and was incomparably wonderful.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kṣetram | क्षेत्रम् | the field | accusative |
| śodhayatā | शोधयता | while purifying/consecrating | instrumental present participle |
| labdhvā | लब्ध्वा | having obtained | gerund |
| nāmnā | नाम्ना | by name | instrumental |
| sītā | सीता | Sita | nominative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| viśrutā | विश्रुता | renowned, known as | nominative adjective |
| bhūtalād | भूतलाद् | from the surface of the earth | ablative |
| utthitā | उत्थिता | arisen | nominative adjective |
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| vyavardhata | व्यवर्धत | grew, was reared | verb, past |
| mamātmajā | ममात्मजा | as my own daughter | nominative |
Reference: 1.66.14 · Bāla Kāṇḍa