Shloka 20.43Unverified draft
यो हि मां सेवते कश्चिदथवाऽप्यनुवर्तते। कैकेय्याः पुत्रमन्वीक्ष्य स जनो नाभिभाषते ।।2.20.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yaḥ | यः | who | relative pronoun |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| sevate | सेवते | serves | verb, present |
| kaścit | कश्चित् | anyone | nominative |
| athavā | अथवा | or | conjunction |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| anuvartate | अनुवर्तते | follows, attends | verb, present |
| kaikeyyāḥ | कैकेय्याः | of Kaikeyi | genitive |
| putram | पुत्रम् | the son | accusative |
| anvīkṣya | अन्वीक्ष्य | having considered, looked toward | gerund |
| sa | स | that | nominative |
| janaḥ | जनः | person | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| abhibhāṣate | अभिभाषते | speaks | verb, present |
Reference: 2.20.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa