Shloka 12.72Unverified draft
सुमित्रा प्रेक्ष्य वै भीता कथं मे विश्वसिष्यति। कृपणं बत वैदेही श्रोष्यति द्वयमप्रियम् ।।2.12.72।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumitrā | सुमित्रा | Sumitra | nominative |
| prekṣya | प्रेक्ष्य | having seen | gerund |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| bhītā | भीता | frightened | nominative adjective |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| me | मे | in me | genitive |
| viśvasiṣyati | विश्वसिष्यति | will trust | verb, future |
| kṛpaṇam | कृपणम् | pitiable | accusative adjective |
| bata | बत | alas | exclamation |
| vaidehī | वैदेही | Sita, daughter of Videha | nominative |
| śroṣyati | श्रोष्यति | will hear | verb, future |
| dvayam | द्वयम् | a pair (of griefs) | accusative |
| apriyam | अप्रियम् | unpleasant | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.12.72 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa