Shloka 21.2Unverified draft
न रोचते ममाप्येतदार्ये यद्राघवो वनम्। त्यक्त्वा राज्यश्रियं गच्छेत् स्त्रिया वाक्यवशं गतः ।।2.21.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| rocate | रोचते | is pleasing | verb, present |
| mama | मम | to me | genitive |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| etat | एतत् | this | nominative |
| ārye | आर्ये | O noble lady | vocative |
| yat | यत् | that | relative |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| vanam | वनम् | to the forest | accusative |
| tyaktvā | त्यक्त्वा | having abandoned | gerund |
| rājyaśriyam | राज्यश्रियम् | the glory of the kingdom | accusative |
| gacchet | गच्छेत् | should go | verb, optative |
| striyā | स्त्रिया | of a woman | instrumental |
| vākyavaśam | वाक्यवशम् | under the sway of the word | accusative |
| gataḥ | गतः | having fallen | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa