Shloka 53.18Unverified draft
क्षुद्रकर्मा हि कैकेयी द्वेष्यमान्याय्यमाचरेत् । परिदद्या हि धर्मज्ञे भरते मम मातरम् ।।2.53.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kṣudrakarmā | क्षुद्रकर्मा | of base, petty conduct | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| dveṣyamānyāyyamācaret | द्वेष्यमान्याय्यमाचरेत् | may do what is hateful and unjust | accusative adjective + accusative adjective + verb, optative |
| paridadyā | परिदद्या | she might hand over, deliver | verb, optative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dharmajñe | धर्मज्ञे | to the righteous one | locative |
| bharate | भरते | Bharata | locative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| mātaram | मातरम् | mother | accusative |
Reference: 2.53.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa