Shloka 47.9Unverified draft
किं वक्ष्यामो महाबाहुरनसूयः प्रियंवदः । नीतः स राघवोऽस्माभिरिति वक्तुं कथं क्षमम् ।।2.47.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| vakṣyāmo | वक्ष्यामो | shall we say | verb, future |
| mahābāhuranasūyaḥ | महाबाहुरनसूयः | of mighty arms, free of envy | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
| priyaṃvadaḥ | प्रियंवदः | of pleasant speech | nominative adjective |
| nītaḥ | नीतः | led away, taken | nominative adjective |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| rāghavo'smābhiriti | राघवोऽस्माभिरिति | Rama, by us, thus | nominative + instrumental + particle |
| vaktuṃ | वक्तुं | to say | infinitive |
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| kṣamam | क्षमम् | is it fitting | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.47.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa