Shloka 13.19Unverified draft
नृशंसां केकयीं द्रष्टुं यत्कृते व्यसनं महत्। एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजा कैकेयीं सम्यताञ्जलिः ।।2.13.19।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nṛśaṃsām | नृशंसाम् | cruel | accusative adjective |
| kekayīm | केकयीम् | the Kekaya princess (Kaikeyi) | accusative |
| draṣṭum | द्रष्टुम् | to see | infinitive |
| yatkṛte | यत्कृते | for whose sake | adverb |
| vyasanam | व्यसनम् | calamity | nominative |
| mahat | महत् | great | nominative adjective |
| evam | एवम् | thus | adverb |
| uktvā | उक्त्वा | having spoken | gerund |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| kaikeyīm | कैकेयीम् | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| samyatāñjaliḥ | सम्यताञ्जलिः | with joined hands | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.13.19 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa