Shloka 11.8Unverified draft
आत्मना वात्मजैश्चान्यैर्वृणेयं मनुजर्षभम्। तेन रामेण कैकेयि शपे ते वचनक्रियाम् ।।2.11.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ātmanā | आत्मना | by myself | instrumental |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| ātmajaiḥ | आत्मजैः | by my sons | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| anyaiḥ | अन्यैः | by others | instrumental |
| vṛṇeyam | वृणेयम् | I would choose | verb, optative |
| manujarṣabham | मनुजर्षभम् | the bull among men | accusative |
| tena | तेन | by that | instrumental |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | by Rama | instrumental |
| kaikeyi | कैकेयि | O Kaikeyi | vocative |
| śape | शपे | I swear | verb, present |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| vacanakriyām | वचनक्रियाम् | the fulfilling of my word | accusative |
Reference: 2.11.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa