Shloka 53.7Unverified draft
सा हि देवी महाराजं कैकेयी राज्यकारणात् । अपि न च्यावयेत् प्राणान् दृष्ट्वा भरतमागतम् ।।2.53.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā | सा | she | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| devī | देवी | the queen | nominative |
| mahārājaṃ | महाराजं | the great king | accusative |
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| rājyakāraṇāt | राज्यकारणात् | for the sake of the kingdom | ablative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| na | न | not | negation |
| cyāvayet | च्यावयेत् | would deprive of, dislodge | verb, optative |
| prāṇān | प्राणान् | life-breaths | accusative |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| bharatamāgatam | भरतमागतम् | Bharata arrived | accusative + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.53.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa