Shloka 11.22Unverified draft
वाङ्मात्रेण तदा राजा कैकेय्या स्ववशे कृतः। प्रचस्कन्द विनाशाय पाशं मृग इवात्मनः ।।2.11.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vāṅmātreṇa | वाङ्मात्रेण | by mere words | instrumental |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| kaikeyyā | कैकेय्या | by Kaikeyi | instrumental |
| svavaśe | स्ववशे | under her own control | locative |
| kṛtaḥ | कृतः | made | nominative adjective |
| pracaskanda | प्रचस्कन्द | fell, sank | verb, past |
| vināśāya | विनाशाय | unto ruin | dative |
| pāśam | पाशम् | a snare | accusative |
| mṛga | मृग | a deer | nominative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| ātmanaḥ | आत्मनः | of himself | genitive |
Reference: 2.11.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa