Shloka 21.20Unverified draft
एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य महात्मनः। उवाच रामं कौसल्या रुदन्ती शोकलालसा ।।2.21.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etat | एतत् | this | accusative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| vacanam | वचनम् | speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| lakṣmaṇasya | लक्ष्मणस्य | of Lakshmana | genitive |
| mahātmanaḥ | महात्मनः | the great-souled one | genitive adjective |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| rāmam | रामम् | to Rama | accusative |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| rudantī | रुदन्ती | weeping | nominative present participle |
| śokalālasā | शोकलालसा | overwhelmed by grief | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa