Shloka 63.11Unverified draft
लब्धशब्देन कौसल्ये कुमारेण धनुष्मता । कुमारः शब्दवेधीति मया पापमिदं कृतम् ।।2.63.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| labdhaśabdena | लब्धशब्देन | by one who had gained fame | instrumental adjective |
| kausalye | कौसल्ये | O Kausalya | vocative |
| kumāreṇa | कुमारेण | as a young prince | instrumental |
| dhanuṣmatā | धनुष्मता | wielding a bow | instrumental adjective |
| kumāraḥ | कुमारः | the young prince | nominative |
| śabdavedhīti | शब्दवेधीति | 'is one who hits by sound alone,' thus | nominative adjective + particle |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| pāpamidaṃ | पापमिदं | this sin | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
| kṛtam | कृतम् | was done | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.63.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa