Shloka 18.28Unverified draft
अहो धिङ्नार्हसे देवि वक्तुं मामीदृशं वचः। अहं हि वचनाद्राज्ञः पतेयमपि पावके ।।2.18.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aho | अहो | ah | exclamation |
| dhik | धिक् | shame | exclamation |
| na | न | not | negation |
| arhase | अर्हसे | you deserve | verb, present |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| vaktum | वक्तुम् | to speak | infinitive |
| mām | माम् | to me | accusative |
| īdṛśam | ईदृशम् | such | accusative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | words | accusative |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vacanāt | वचनात् | at the word | ablative |
| rājñaḥ | राज्ञः | of the king | genitive |
| pateyam | पतेयम् | I would fall | verb, optative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| pāvake | पावके | into fire | locative |
Reference: 2.18.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa