Shloka 44.1Unverified draft
विलपन्तीं तथा तां तु कौसल्यां प्रमदोत्तमाम् । इदं धर्मे स्थिता धर्म्यं सुमित्रा वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।2.44.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vilapantīṃ | विलपन्तीं | lamenting | accusative present participle |
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| tāṃ | तां | her | accusative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| kausalyāṃ | कौसल्यां | Kausalya | accusative |
| pramadottamām | प्रमदोत्तमाम् | the excellent lady | accusative adjective |
| idaṃ | इदं | this | accusative |
| dharme | धर्मे | in righteousness | locative |
| sthitā | स्थिता | established | nominative adjective |
| dharmyaṃ | धर्म्यं | righteous | accusative adjective |
| sumitrā | सुमित्रा | Sumitra | nominative |
| vākyamabravīt | वाक्यमब्रवीत् | spoke this speech | accusative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.44.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa