Shloka 22.19Unverified draft

कथं प्रकृतिसम्पन्ना राजपुत्री तथागुणा। ब्रूयात्सा प्राकृतेव स्त्री मत्पीडां भर्तृसन्निधौ ।।2.22.19।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathamकथम्howinterrogative
prakṛtisampannāप्रकृतिसम्पन्नाendowed with a good naturenominative adjective
rājaputrīराजपुत्रीa king's daughternominative
tathāguṇāतथागुणाpossessing such virtuesnominative adjective
brūyātब्रूयात्would speakverb, optative
sāसाshepronoun
prākṛtevaप्राकृतेवlike a common, vulgarnominative adjective
strīस्त्रीwomannominative
matpīḍāmमत्पीडाम्affliction to meaccusative
bhartṛsannidhauभर्तृसन्निधौin the presence of her husbandlocative

Reference: 2.22.19 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa