Shloka 18.3Unverified draft
रामेत्युक्त्वा च वचनं बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः। शशाक नृपतिर्दीनो नेक्षितुं नाभिभाषितुम् ।।2.18.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāma | राम | O Rama | vocative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| uktvā | उक्त्वा | having said | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ | बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः | his eyes clouded with tears | nominative adjective |
| śaśāka | शशाक | was able | verb, past |
| nṛpatiḥ | नृपतिः | the king | nominative |
| dīnaḥ | दीनः | wretched | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| īkṣitum | ईक्षितुम् | to look | infinitive |
| na | न | not | negation |
| abhibhāṣitum | अभिभाषितुम् | to speak | infinitive |
Reference: 2.18.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa