Shloka 57.21Unverified draft
सह रामेण निर्यातः विना राममिहागतः । सूतः किं नाम कौसल्यां शोचन्तीं प्रतिवक्ष्यति ।।2.57.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saha | सह | together | preposition |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | with Rama | instrumental |
| niryātaḥ | निर्यातः | who had departed | nominative adjective |
| vinā | विना | without | preposition |
| rāmamihāgataḥ | राममिहागतः | having come here without Rama | accusative + adverb + nominative adjective |
| sūtaḥ | सूतः | the charioteer | nominative |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| nāma | नाम | indeed | particle |
| kausalyāṃ | कौसल्यां | to Kausalya | accusative |
| śocantīṃ | शोचन्तीं | as she grieves | accusative present participle |
| prativakṣyati | प्रतिवक्ष्यति | will he say in reply | verb, future |
Reference: 2.57.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa