Shloka 20.22Unverified draft
तमुवाच दुराधर्षं राघवं सुतमात्मनः। कौसल्या पुत्रवात्सल्यादिदं प्रियहितं वचः ।।2.20.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tam | तम् | to him | accusative |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| durādharṣam | दुराधर्षम् | unassailable | accusative adjective |
| rāghavam | राघवम् | Rama | accusative |
| sutam | सुतम् | son | accusative |
| ātmanaḥ | आत्मनः | her own | genitive |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| putravātsalyāt | पुत्रवात्सल्यात् | out of maternal affection for her son | ablative |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| priyahitam | प्रियहितम् | pleasing and beneficial | accusative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | speech | accusative |
Reference: 2.20.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa