Shloka 33.21Unverified draft
दुष्कालेनेव भग्नानि भिन्नभाजनवन्ति च। अस्मत्त्यक्तानि वेश्मानि कैकेयी प्रतिपद्यताम् ।।2.33.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| duṣkāleneva | दुष्कालेनेव | as if by a time of calamity | instrumental + comparison |
| bhagnāni | भग्नानि | broken | nominative adjective |
| bhinnabhājanavanti | भिन्नभाजनवन्ति | having their vessels shattered | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| asmattyaktāni | अस्मत्त्यक्तानि | abandoned by us | nominative adjective |
| veśmāni | वेश्मानि | the dwellings | nominative |
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| pratipadyatām | प्रतिपद्यताम् | let her take possession of | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.33.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa