Shloka 18.8Unverified draft
चिन्तयामास च तदा रामः पितृहिते रतः। किं स्विदद्यैव नृपतिर्न मां प्रत्यभिनन्दति ।।2.18.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| cintayāmāsa | चिन्तयामास | thought, reflected | verb, past |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| pitṛhite | पितृहिते | in his father's welfare | locative |
| rataḥ | रतः | devoted | nominative adjective |
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| svit | स्वित् | indeed | particle |
| adyaiva | अद्यैव | this very day | adverb |
| nṛpatiḥ | नृपतिः | the king | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| pratyabhinandati | प्रत्यभिनन्दति | greets warmly | verb, present |
Reference: 2.18.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa