Shloka 21.1Unverified draft
तथा तु विलपन्तीं तां कौसल्यां राममातरम्। उवाच लक्ष्मणो दीनस्तत्कालसदृशं वचः ।।2.21.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| vilapantīm | विलपन्तीम् | lamenting | accusative present participle |
| tām | ताम् | her | accusative |
| kausalyām | कौसल्याम् | Kausalya | accusative |
| rāmamātaram | राममातरम् | Rama's mother | accusative |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| lakṣmaṇaḥ | लक्ष्मणः | Lakshmana | nominative |
| dīnaḥ | दीनः | distressed | nominative adjective |
| tatkālasadṛśam | तत्कालसदृशम् | fitting for that occasion | accusative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | speech | accusative |
Reference: 2.21.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa