Shloka 12.68Unverified draft
किं चैनां प्रतिवक्ष्यामि कृत्वा विप्रियमीदृशम्। यदा यदा हि कौसल्या दासीवच्च सखीव च ।।2.12.68।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| enām | एनाम् | to her | accusative |
| prativakṣyāmi | प्रतिवक्ष्यामि | shall I reply | verb, future |
| kṛtvā | कृत्वा | having done | gerund |
| vipriyam | विप्रियम् | displeasure | accusative |
| īdṛśam | ईदृशम् | of this kind | accusative adjective |
| yadā yadā | यदा यदा | whenever | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| dāsīvat | दासीवत् | like a maidservant | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sakhīvat | सखीवत् | like a companion | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.12.68 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa