Shloka 12.57Unverified draft

भूतोपहतचित्तेव ब्रुवन्ती मां न लज्जसे। शीलव्यसनमेतत्ते नाभिजानाम्यहं पुरा ।।2.12.57।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhūtopahatacittevaभूतोपहतचित्तेवas if your mind were possessed by an evil spiritnominative comparison adjective
bruvantīब्रुवन्तीspeakingnominative present participle
māmमाम्to meaccusative
naनnotnegation
lajjaseलज्जसेyou feel shameverb, present
śīlavyasanamशीलव्यसनम्a defect of characteraccusative
etatएतत्thisaccusative
teतेyourgenitive
nābhijānāmiनाभिजानामिI did not knowverb, present + negation
ahamअहम्Inominative
purāपुराbeforeadverb

Reference: 2.12.57 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa