Shloka 19.4Unverified draft

दशग्रीवस्तु वैदेहीं रक्षितां राक्षसीगणैः । ददर्श सीतां दुःखार्तां नावं सन्नामिवार्णवे ।।5.19.4।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
daśagrīvastu vaidehīṃ rakṣitāṃ rākṣasīgaṇaiḥदशग्रीवस्तु वैदेहीं रक्षितां राक्षसीगणैःbut the ten-necked one saw Vaidehī, guarded by bands of rākṣasīsnominative compound + particle + accusative name + accusative participle + instrumental plural compound
dadarśa sītāṃ duḥkhārtāṃ nāvaṃ sannāmivārṇaveददर्श सीतां दुःखार्तां नावं सन्नामिवार्णवेSītā, stricken with grief, like a boat sinking in the seaverb + accusative name + accusative compound adjective + accusative + accusative participle + particle + locative

Reference: 5.19.4 · Sundara Kāṇḍa