Shloka 42.18Unverified draft
जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलक्ष्यते । अथवा कः श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिता ।।5.42.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jānakīrakṣaṇārthaṃ vā śramādvā nopalakṣyate | जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलक्ष्यते | whether to protect Jānakī or from weariness is not clear | adverb compound + particle + ablative + particle + negation + passive verb |
| athavā kaḥ śramastasya saiva tenābhirakṣitā | अथवा कः श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिता | or rather, what weariness could he feel? She has been protected by him | conjunction + interrogative + nominative + genitive pronoun + nominative pronoun + particle + instrumental pronoun + past participle |
Reference: 5.42.18 · Sundara Kāṇḍa