Shloka 59.17Unverified draft

सूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वाचा परमदीनया । बाष्पोपहतया राजा तं सूतमिदमब्रवीत् ।।2.59.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sūtasyaसूतस्यthe charioteer'sgenitive
vacanaṃवचनंspeechaccusative
śrutvāश्रुत्वाhaving heardgerund
vācāवाचाwith a voiceinstrumental
paramadīnayāपरमदीनयाexceedingly wretchedinstrumental adjective
bāṣpopahatayāबाष्पोपहतयाchoked with tearsinstrumental adjective
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
taṃतंthataccusative adjective
sūtamidamabravītसूतमिदमब्रवीत्said this to the charioteeraccusative + accusative adjective + verb, past

Reference: 2.59.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa