Shloka 42.18Unverified draft

जानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलक्ष्यते । अथवा कः श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिता ।।5.42.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
jānakīrakṣaṇārthaṃ vā śramādvā nopalakṣyateजानकीरक्षणार्थं वा श्रमाद्वा नोपलक्ष्यतेwhether to protect Jānakī or from weariness is not clearadverb compound + particle + ablative + particle + negation + passive verb
athavā kaḥ śramastasya saiva tenābhirakṣitāअथवा कः श्रमस्तस्य सैव तेनाभिरक्षिताor rather, what weariness could he feel? She has been protected by himconjunction + interrogative + nominative + genitive pronoun + nominative pronoun + particle + instrumental pronoun + past participle

Reference: 5.42.18 · Sundara Kāṇḍa