Shloka 12.53Unverified draft
तां हि वज्रसमां वाचमाकर्ण्य हृदयाप्रियाम्। दुःखशोकमयीं घोरां राजा न सुखितोऽभवत् ।।2.12.53।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tām | ताम् | that | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vajrasamām | वज्रसमाम् | resembling a thunderbolt | accusative adjective |
| vācam | वाचम् | speech | accusative |
| ākarṇya | आकर्ण्य | having heard | gerund |
| hṛdayāpriyām | हृदयाप्रियाम् | unpleasant to the heart | accusative adjective |
| duḥkhaśokamayīm | दुःखशोकमयीम् | full of sorrow and grief | accusative adjective |
| ghorām | घोराम् | dreadful | accusative adjective |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| sukhitaḥ | सुखितः | at ease | nominative adjective |
| abhavat | अभवत् | became | verb, past |
Reference: 2.12.53 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa