Shloka 52.24Unverified draft
यद्यदाज्ञापयेत्किञ्चित् स महात्मा महीपतिः । कैकेय्याः प्रियकामार्थं कार्यं तदविकाङ्क्षया ।।2.52.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadyadājñāpayetkiñcit | यद्यदाज्ञापयेत्किञ्चित् | whatever he may command | relative pronoun + verb, optative + indefinite pronoun |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| mahātmā | महात्मा | the great-souled one | nominative |
| mahīpatiḥ | महीपतिः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| kaikeyyāḥ | कैकेय्याः | of Kaikeyi | genitive |
| priyakāmārthaṃ | प्रियकामार्थं | for the sake of fulfilling her desire | accusative |
| kāryaṃ | कार्यं | should be done | nominative adjective |
| tadavikāṅkṣayā | तदविकाङ्क्षया | that, without hesitation | nominative adjective + instrumental |
Reference: 2.52.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa