Shloka 40.28Unverified draft

अथ राजा वृतः स्त्रीभिर्दीनाभिर्दीनचेतनः । निर्जगाम प्रियं पुत्रं द्रक्ष्यामीति ब्रुवन्गृहात् ।।2.40.28।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
athaअथthenadverb
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
vṛtaḥवृतःsurroundednominative adjective
strībhirdīnābhirdīnacetanaḥस्त्रीभिर्दीनाभिर्दीनचेतनःby sorrowful women, of afflicted mindinstrumental + instrumental adjective + nominative adjective
nirjagāmaनिर्जगामwent forthverb, past
priyaṃप्रियंbelovedaccusative adjective
putraṃपुत्रंsonaccusative
drakṣyāmītiद्रक्ष्यामीति'I shall see' thusverb, future + particle
bruvangṛhātब्रुवन्गृहात्saying, from the housenominative present participle + ablative

Reference: 2.40.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa