Shloka 35.24Unverified draft

प्रियया च तथोक्तः सन्केकयः पृथिवीपतिः । तस्मै तं वरदायार्थं कथयामास तत्त्वतः ।।2.35.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
priyayāप्रिययाby his belovedinstrumental
caचandconjunction
tathoktaḥतथोक्तःthus addressednominative adjective
sankekayaḥसन्केकयःthe Kekaya king, being sonominative adjective
pṛthivīpatiḥपृथिवीपतिःthe lord of the earthnominative
tasmaiतस्मैto himdative
taṃतंthataccusative
varadāyārthaṃवरदायार्थंto the bestower of the boon, the matterdative + accusative
kathayāmāsaकथयामासrelatedverb, past
tattvataḥतत्त्वतःtruthfully, in realityadverb

Reference: 2.35.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa