Shloka 19.1Unverified draft
तदप्रियममित्रघ्नो वचनं मरणोपमम्। श्रुत्वा न विव्यथे रामः कैकेयीं चेदमब्रवीत् ।।2.19.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tadapriyam | तदप्रियम् | that unpleasant thing | accusative adjective |
| amitraghnaḥ | अमित्रघ्नः | the slayer of enemies | nominative |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| maraṇopamam | मरणोपमम् | resembling death | accusative adjective |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vivyathe | विव्यथे | was disturbed | verb, past |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| kaikeyīm | कैकेयीम् | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
Reference: 2.19.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa