Shloka 10.18Unverified draft
अपश्यन्दयितां भार्यां पप्रच्छ विषसाद च। न हि तस्य पुरा देवी तां वेलामत्यवर्तत ।।2.10.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| apaśyan | अपश्यन् | not seeing | nominative present participle |
| dayitām | दयिताम् | beloved | accusative adjective |
| bhāryām | भार्याम् | wife | accusative |
| papraccha | पप्रच्छ | asked | verb, past |
| viṣasāda | विषसाद | became dejected | verb, past |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tasya | तस्य | his | genitive |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| devī | देवी | the queen | nominative |
| tām | ताम् | that | accusative |
| velām | वेलाम् | the occasion/hour | accusative |
| atyavartata | अत्यवर्तत | had ever failed to observe | verb, past |
Reference: 2.10.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa