Shloka 21.1Unverified draft
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रौद्रस्य रक्षसः । आर्ता दीनस्वरा दीनं प्रत्युवाच शनैर्वचः ।।5.21.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sītā raudrasya rakṣasaḥ | तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सीता रौद्रस्य रक्षसः | hearing those words of the fierce rākṣasa, Sītā | genitive pronoun + accusative compound + gerund + nominative name + genitive adjective + genitive |
| ārtā dīnasvarā dīnaṃ pratyuvāca śanairvacaḥ | आर्ता दीनस्वरा दीनं प्रत्युवाच शनैर्वचः | distressed, in a sad voice, slowly gave a sad reply | nominative adjective + nominative compound adjective + accusative adjective + verb + adverb + accusative |
Reference: 5.21.1 · Sundara Kāṇḍa