Shloka 39.8Unverified draft
एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं बाष्पेण पिहितेन्द्रियः । रामेति सकृदेवोक्त्वा व्याहर्तुं न शशाक ह ।।2.39.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evamuktvā | एवमुक्त्वा | having thus spoken | adverb + gerund |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | the speech | accusative |
| bāṣpeṇa | बाष्पेण | with tears | instrumental |
| pihitendriyaḥ | पिहितेन्द्रियः | his senses obstructed, choked | nominative adjective |
| rāmeti | रामेति | 'Rama' thus | vocative + particle |
| sakṛdevoktvā | सकृदेवोक्त्वा | having said only once | adverb + particle + gerund |
| vyāhartuṃ | व्याहर्तुं | to speak further | infinitive |
| na | न | not | negation |
| śaśāka | शशाक | was able | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.39.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa