Shloka 66.18Unverified draft
हा महाराज रामेण सततं प्रियवादिना । विहीनाः सत्यसन्धेन किमर्थं विजहासि नः ।।2.66.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| hā | हा | alas | interjection |
| mahārāja | महाराज | O great king | vocative |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | by Rama | instrumental |
| satataṃ | सततं | ever | adverb |
| priyavādinā | प्रियवादिना | sweet of speech | instrumental adjective |
| vihīnāḥ | विहीनाः | bereft | nominative adjective |
| satyasandhena | सत्यसन्धेन | true to his word | instrumental adjective |
| kimarthaṃ | किमर्थं | for what reason | interrogative adverb |
| vijahāsi | विजहासि | have you abandoned | verb, past |
| naḥ | नः | us | accusative |
Reference: 2.66.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa