Shloka 12.57Unverified draft
भूतोपहतचित्तेव ब्रुवन्ती मां न लज्जसे। शीलव्यसनमेतत्ते नाभिजानाम्यहं पुरा ।।2.12.57।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhūtopahatacitteva | भूतोपहतचित्तेव | as if your mind were possessed by an evil spirit | nominative comparison adjective |
| bruvantī | ब्रुवन्ती | speaking | nominative present participle |
| mām | माम् | to me | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| lajjase | लज्जसे | you feel shame | verb, present |
| śīlavyasanam | शीलव्यसनम् | a defect of character | accusative |
| etat | एतत् | this | accusative |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| nābhijānāmi | नाभिजानामि | I did not know | verb, present + negation |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| purā | पुरा | before | adverb |
Reference: 2.12.57 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa