Shloka 36.21Unverified draft
तानुवाच ततो राजा किं निमित्तमिदं भयम् । ताश्चापि राज्ञा सम्पृष्टा वाक्यं प्रकृतयोऽब्रुवन् ।।2.36.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tānuvāca | तानुवाच | said to them | accusative + verb, past |
| tato | ततो | then | adverb |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| nimittamidaṃ | निमित्तमिदं | is the cause of this | accusative + nominative |
| bhayam | भयम् | fear | nominative |
| tāścāpi | ताश्चापि | and they too | nominative + conjunction |
| rājñā | राज्ञा | by the king | instrumental |
| sampṛṣṭā | सम्पृष्टा | being asked | nominative adjective |
| vākyaṃ | वाक्यं | the speech | accusative |
| prakṛtayo'bruvan | प्रकृतयोऽब्रुवन् | the citizens said | nominative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.36.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa