Shloka 14.23Unverified draft

स नुन्न इव तीक्ष्णेन प्रतोदेन हयोत्तमः। राजा प्रचोदितोऽभीक्ष्णं कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत् ।।2.14.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
saसhepronoun
nunnaḥनुन्नःgoaded, drivennominative adjective
ivaइवas ifparticle
tīkṣṇenaतीक्ष्णेनsharpinstrumental adjective
pratodenaप्रतोदेनwith a goad, whipinstrumental
hayottamaḥहयोत्तमःan excellent horsenominative
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
praocoditaḥप्रओचोदितःurged onnominative adjective
abhīkṣṇamअभीक्ष्णम्repeatedlyadverb
kaikeyīmकैकेयीम्to Kaikeyiaccusative
idamइदम्thisaccusative
abravītअब्रवीत्saidverb, past

Reference: 2.14.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa