Shloka 35.24Unverified draft
प्रियया च तथोक्तः सन्केकयः पृथिवीपतिः । तस्मै तं वरदायार्थं कथयामास तत्त्वतः ।।2.35.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| priyayā | प्रियया | by his beloved | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tathoktaḥ | तथोक्तः | thus addressed | nominative adjective |
| sankekayaḥ | सन्केकयः | the Kekaya king, being so | nominative adjective |
| pṛthivīpatiḥ | पृथिवीपतिः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| tasmai | तस्मै | to him | dative |
| taṃ | तं | that | accusative |
| varadāyārthaṃ | वरदायार्थं | to the bestower of the boon, the matter | dative + accusative |
| kathayāmāsa | कथयामास | related | verb, past |
| tattvataḥ | तत्त्वतः | truthfully, in reality | adverb |
Reference: 2.35.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa