Shloka 18.22Unverified draft
एष मह्यं वरं दत्त्वा पुरा मामभिपूज्य च। स पश्चात्तप्यते राजा यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा ।।2.18.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eṣa | एष | this one | nominative |
| mahyam | मह्यम् | to me | dative |
| varam | वरम् | a boon | accusative |
| dattvā | दत्त्वा | having given | gerund |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| abhipūjya | अभिपूज्य | having honored | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| paścāt | पश्चात् | afterward | adverb |
| tapyate | तप्यते | grieves, is tormented | verb, present |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| anyaḥ | अन्यः | another (ordinary person) | nominative |
| prākṛtaḥ | प्राकृतः | common, vulgar | nominative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
Reference: 2.18.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa