Shloka 3.49Unverified draft

स्वयम्भूविहितः सत्यो न तस्यास्ति व्यतिक्रमः । सीतानिमित्तं राज्ञस्तु रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ।।5.3.49।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
svayambhūvihitaḥ satyo na tasyāsti vyatikramaḥस्वयम्भूविहितः सत्यो न तस्यास्ति व्यतिक्रमःordained by the Self-born, it is true; there is no going against itnominative compound participle + nominative adjective + negation + genitive pronoun + verb + nominative
sītānimittaṃ rājñastu rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥसीतानिमित्तं राज्ञस्तु रावणस्य दुरात्मनःbecause of Sītā, of the wicked king Rāvaṇaadverb compound + genitive + particle + genitive name + genitive compound adjective

Reference: 5.3.49 · Sundara Kāṇḍa