Shloka 24.20Unverified draft
यदि ते गमने बुद्धिः कृता पितुरपेक्षया। तां तथा रुदतीं रामो रुदन्वचनमब्रवीत् ।।2.24.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| gamane | गमने | in going | locative |
| buddhiḥ | बुद्धिः | resolve | nominative |
| kṛtā | कृता | made | nominative adjective |
| piturapekṣayā | पितुरपेक्षया | out of regard for your father | instrumental |
| tām | ताम् | her | accusative |
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| rudatīm | रुदतीम् | weeping | accusative present participle |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| rudanvacanam | रुदन्वचनम् | words spoken while weeping | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
Reference: 2.24.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa