Shloka 2.23Unverified draft
अजानन्निव जिज्ञासुरिदं वचनमब्रवीत्। श्रुत्वैव वचनं यन्मे राघवं पतिमिच्छथ ।।2.2.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajānan | अजानन् | not knowing | present participle |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| jijñāsuḥ | जिज्ञासुः | desirous of knowing/testing | nominative adjective |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| vacanam | वचनम् | the word | accusative |
| yat | यत् | which | relative |
| me | मे | my | genitive/dative |
| rāghavam | राघवम् | Rama | accusative |
| patim | पतिम् | as lord/protector | accusative |
| icchatha | इच्छथ | you all wish | verb, present |
Reference: 2.2.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa