Shloka 66.16Unverified draft

तैलद्रोण्यां तु सचिवैः शायितं तं नराधिपम् । हा मृतोऽयमिति ज्ञात्वा स्त्रियस्ताः पर्यदेवयन् ।।2.66.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tailadroṇyāṃतैलद्रोण्यांin the trough of oillocative
tuतुbutparticle
sacivaiḥसचिवैःby the ministersinstrumental
śāyitaṃशायितंlaid to restaccusative adjective
taṃतंhimaccusative
narādhipamनराधिपम्the lord of menaccusative
hāहाalasinterjection
mṛto'yamitiमृतोऽयमिति'this one is dead,' thusnominative adjective + nominative adjective + particle
jñātvāज्ञात्वाhaving realizedgerund
striyastāḥस्त्रियस्ताःthose womennominative + nominative adjective
paryadevayanपर्यदेवयन्lamentedverb, past

Reference: 2.66.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa