Shloka 37.21Unverified draft
चीरे गृहीते तु तया समीक्ष्य नृपतेर्गुरुः । निवार्य सीतां कैकेयीं वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।2.37.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| cīre | चीरे | when the bark garment | locative absolute |
| gṛhīte | गृहीते | had been taken | locative absolute |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| tayā | तया | by her | instrumental |
| samīkṣya | समीक्ष्य | having observed | gerund |
| nṛpaterguruḥ | नृपतेर्गुरुः | the king's preceptor | genitive + nominative |
| nivārya | निवार्य | having restrained, prevented | gerund |
| sītāṃ | सीतां | Sita | accusative |
| kaikeyīṃ | कैकेयीं | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| vasiṣṭho | वसिष्ठो | Vasishtha | nominative |
| vākyamabravīt | वाक्यमब्रवीत् | spoke these words | accusative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.37.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa