Shloka 24.18Unverified draft

सा बाष्पमुपमार्जन्ती शिंशुपां तामुपागमत् । ततस्तां शिंशुपां सीता राक्षसीभिः समावृता ।।5.24.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sā bāṣpamupamārjantī śiṃśupāṃ tāmupāgamatसा बाष्पमुपमार्जन्ती शिंशुपां तामुपागमत्wiping away her tears, went up to that śiṃśupā treenominative pronoun + accusative + present participle + accusative + accusative pronoun + verb
tatastāṃ śiṃśupāṃ sītā rākṣasībhiḥ samāvṛtāततस्तां शिंशुपां सीता राक्षसीभिः समावृताthen Sītā, surrounded by the rākṣasīs, that śiṃśupāadverb + accusative pronoun + accusative + nominative name + instrumental plural + past participle

Reference: 5.24.18 · Sundara Kāṇḍa