Shloka 20.42Unverified draft
अत्यन्तं निगृहीतास्मि भर्तुर्नित्यमतन्त्रिता। परिवारेण कैकेय्याः समा वाऽप्यथवावरा ।।2.20.42।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atyantam | अत्यन्तम् | utterly | adverb |
| nigṛhītā | निगृहीता | suppressed, restrained | nominative adjective |
| asmi | अस्मि | I am | verb, present |
| bharturnityam | भर्तुर्नित्यम् | always by my husband | instrumental adjective |
| atantritā | अतन्त्रिता | unslackening, persistent | nominative adjective |
| parivāreṇa | परिवारेण | by the retinue | instrumental |
| kaikeyyāḥ | कैकेय्याः | of Kaikeyi | genitive |
| samā | समा | equal | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| athavā | अथवा | or else | conjunction |
| avarā | अवरा | inferior | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.42 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa