Shloka 13.23Unverified draft

किष्किन्धां समनुप्राप्तं तौ वा दशरथात्मजौ । गत्वा तु यदि काकुत्स्थं वक्ष्यामि परमप्रियम् ।।5.13.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kiṣkindhāṃ samanuprāptaṃ tau vā daśarathātmajauकिष्किन्धां समनुप्राप्तं तौ वा दशरथात्मजौwhen I reach Kiṣkindhā, or those two sons of Daśaratha?accusative name + accusative participle + nominative dual pronoun + particle + nominative dual compound
gatvā tu yadi kākutsthaṃ vakṣyāmi paramapriyamगत्वा तु यदि काकुत्स्थं वक्ष्यामि परमप्रियम्if I go and tell Kākutstha, so very dear to megerund + particle + conjunction + accusative name + future verb + accusative compound adjective

Reference: 5.13.23 · Sundara Kāṇḍa