Shloka 42.26Unverified draft
अथ गद्गदशब्दस्तु विलपन्मनुजाधिपः । उवाच मृदुमन्दार्थं वचनं दीनमस्वरम् ।।2.42.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha | अथ | then | adverb |
| gadgadaśabdastu | गद्गदशब्दस्तु | but with a voice choked with sobs | nominative adjective + particle |
| vilapanmanujādhipaḥ | विलपन्मनुजाधिपः | the lord of men, lamenting | nominative present participle + nominative |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| mṛdumandārthaṃ | मृदुमन्दार्थं | of soft and slow meaning, faint | accusative adjective |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | speech | accusative |
| dīnamasvaram | दीनमस्वरम् | pitiable, without (clear) sound | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.42.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa