Shloka 31.17Unverified draft
जानकी चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयं परमं गता । ततः सा वक्रकेशान्ता सुकेशी केशसंवृतम् । उन्नम्य वदनं भीरुः शिंशुपावृक्षमैक्षत ।।5.31.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jānakī cāpi tacchrutvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatā | जानकी चापि तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयं परमं गता | and Jānakī, hearing it, was utterly astonished | nominative name + particles + accusative pronoun + gerund + accusative + accusative adjective + past participle |
| tataḥ sā vakrakeśāntā sukeśī keśasaṃvṛtam | ततः सा वक्रकेशान्ता सुकेशी केशसंवृतम् | then she, of curling locks, fair-haired, her face veiled by her hair | adverb + nominative pronoun + nominative compound adjective + nominative adjective + accusative compound participle |
| unnamya vadanaṃ bhīruḥ śiṃśupāvṛkṣamaikṣata | उन्नम्य वदनं भीरुः शिंशुपावृक्षमैक्षत | the timid one raised her face and looked up into the śiṃśupā tree | gerund + accusative + nominative + accusative compound + verb |
Reference: 5.31.17 · Sundara Kāṇḍa