Shloka 30.13Unverified draft

रामश्च यदि पृच्छेन्मां किं मां सीताब्रवीद्वचः । किमहं तं प्रतिब्रूयामसम्भाष्य सुमध्यमाम् ।।5.30.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rāmaśca yadi pṛcchenmāṃ kiṃ māṃ sītābravīdvacaḥरामश्च यदि पृच्छेन्मां किं मां सीताब्रवीद्वचःand if Rāma asks me, 'what words did Sītā say to me?'nominative name + particle + conjunction + optative verb + accusative pronoun + interrogative + accusative pronoun + nominative name + verb + accusative
kimahaṃ taṃ pratibrūyāmasambhāṣya sumadhyamāmकिमहं तं प्रतिब्रूयामसम्भाष्य सुमध्यमाम्what could I answer him, not having spoken with the slender-waisted one?interrogative + nominative pronoun + accusative pronoun + optative verb + negative gerund + accusative adjective

Reference: 5.30.13 · Sundara Kāṇḍa