Shloka 12.56Unverified draft
दीनया तु गिरा राजा इति होवाच कैकयीम्। अनर्थमिममर्थाभं केन त्वमुपदर्शिता ।।2.12.56।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dīnayā | दीनया | wretched | instrumental adjective |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| girā | गिरा | with voice | instrumental |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| ha uvāca | ह उवाच | spoke | verb, past |
| kaikayīm | कैकयीम् | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| anartham | अनर्थम् | misfortune | accusative |
| imam | इमम् | this | accusative |
| arthābham | अर्थाभम् | appearing as gain | accusative adjective |
| kena | केन | by what means | instrumental |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| upadarśitā | उपदर्शिता | were shown | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.12.56 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa