Shloka 66.18Unverified draft

हा महाराज रामेण सततं प्रियवादिना । विहीनाः सत्यसन्धेन किमर्थं विजहासि नः ।।2.66.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
hāहाalasinterjection
mahārājaमहाराजO great kingvocative
rāmeṇaरामेणby Ramainstrumental
satataṃसततंeveradverb
priyavādināप्रियवादिनाsweet of speechinstrumental adjective
vihīnāḥविहीनाःbereftnominative adjective
satyasandhenaसत्यसन्धेनtrue to his wordinstrumental adjective
kimarthaṃकिमर्थंfor what reasoninterrogative adverb
vijahāsiविजहासिhave you abandonedverb, past
naḥनःusaccusative

Reference: 2.66.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa