Shloka 18.10Unverified draft
स दीन इव शोकार्तो विषण्णवदनद्युतिः। कैकेयीमभिवाद्यैव रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ।।2.18.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| dīnaḥ | दीनः | wretched | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| śokārtaḥ | शोकार्तः | afflicted with grief | nominative adjective |
| viṣaṇṇavadanadyutiḥ | विषण्णवदनद्युतिः | his facial radiance dejected | nominative adjective |
| kaikeyīm | कैकेयीम् | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| abhivādya | अभिवाद्य | having saluted | gerund |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
Reference: 2.18.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa