Shloka 16.3Unverified draft

मान्या गुरुविनीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य गुरुप्रिया । यदि सीतापि दुःखार्ता कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः ।।5.16.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mānyā guruvinītasya lakṣmaṇasya gurupriyāमान्या गुरुविनीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य गुरुप्रिया'honoured by Lakṣmaṇa, who was trained by his elders, dear to his elder brothernominative gerundive + genitive compound participle + genitive name + nominative compound adjective
yadi sītāpi duḥkhārtā kālo hi duratikramaḥयदि सीतापि दुःखार्ता कालो हि दुरतिक्रमःif even Sītā is stricken with sorrow, time is indeed hard to overcomeconjunction + nominative name + particle + nominative compound adjective + nominative + particle + nominative adjective

Reference: 5.16.3 · Sundara Kāṇḍa