Shloka 66.16Unverified draft
तैलद्रोण्यां तु सचिवैः शायितं तं नराधिपम् । हा मृतोऽयमिति ज्ञात्वा स्त्रियस्ताः पर्यदेवयन् ।।2.66.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tailadroṇyāṃ | तैलद्रोण्यां | in the trough of oil | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| sacivaiḥ | सचिवैः | by the ministers | instrumental |
| śāyitaṃ | शायितं | laid to rest | accusative adjective |
| taṃ | तं | him | accusative |
| narādhipam | नराधिपम् | the lord of men | accusative |
| hā | हा | alas | interjection |
| mṛto'yamiti | मृतोऽयमिति | 'this one is dead,' thus | nominative adjective + nominative adjective + particle |
| jñātvā | ज्ञात्वा | having realized | gerund |
| striyastāḥ | स्त्रियस्ताः | those women | nominative + nominative adjective |
| paryadevayan | पर्यदेवयन् | lamented | verb, past |
Reference: 2.66.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa