Shloka 77.27Unverified draft

स्वयम्भूरिव भूतानां बभूव गुणवत्तर:। रामस्तु सीतया सार्धं विजहार बहूनृतून्। प्रिया तु सीता रामस्य दारा: पितृकृता इति। मनस्वी तद्गतमना नित्यं हृदि समर्पित:।

Meaning

had become, among living beings, like the Self-Existent One himself, ever more excellent in virtue. Rama disported with Sita through many passing seasons; dear to Rama was Sita, his wife given by his father,

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
svayambhū:स्वयम्भूःthe Self-existent one (Brahma)nominative
ivaइवlikeparticle
bhūtānāmभूतानाम्among beingsgenitive
babhūvaबभूवbecameverb, past
guṇavattara:गुणवत्तरःmore excellent in virtuesnominative adjective
rāma:रामःRamanominative
tuतुbutparticle
sītayāसीतयाwith Sitainstrumental
sārdhamसार्धम्togetheradverb
vijahāraविजहारsported, passed his timeverb, past
bahūnबहून्manyaccusative
ṛtūnऋतून्seasonsaccusative
priyāप्रियाdear/belovednominative adjective
tuतुbutparticle
sītāसीताSitanominative
rāmasyaरामस्यof Ramagenitive
dārā:दाराःwifenominative
pitṛkṛtā:पितृकृताःgiven by her fathernominative adjective
itiइतिthusparticle
manasvīमनस्वीthe thoughtful/high-minded onenominative adjective
tadgatamanā:तद्गतमनाःwith mind fixed on hernominative adjective
nityamनित्यम्alwaysadverb
hṛdiहृदिin the heartlocative
samarpita:समर्पितःplaced, devotednominative adjective

Reference: 1.77.27 · Bāla Kāṇḍa