Shloka 24.10Unverified draft
तथा निगदितं मात्रा तद्वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः। श्रुत्वा रामोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम् ।।2.24.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| nigaditam | निगदितम् | spoken | accusative adjective |
| mātrā | मात्रा | by his mother | instrumental |
| tat | तत् | that | accusative |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | speech | accusative |
| puruṣarṣabhaḥ | पुरुषर्षभः | the bull among men | nominative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | speech | accusative |
| mātaram | मातरम् | to his mother | accusative |
| bhṛśaduḥkhitām | भृशदुःखिताम् | greatly sorrowing | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.24.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa