Shloka 7.17Unverified draft
कैकेयी त्वब्रवीत्कुब्जां कच्चित्क्षेमं न मन्थरे। विषण्णवदनां हि त्वां लक्षये भृशदुःखिताम् ।।2.7.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
| kubjām | कुब्जाम् | to the hunchback | accusative |
| kaccit | कच्चित् | surely, is it | interrogative particle |
| kṣemam | क्षेमम् | well-being | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| manthare | मन्थरे | O Manthara | vocative |
| viṣaṇṇavadanām | विषण्णवदनाम् | with dejected face | accusative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tvām | त्वाम् | you | accusative |
| lakṣaye | लक्षये | I perceive | verb, present |
| bhṛśaduḥkhitām | भृशदुःखिताम् | greatly distressed | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.7.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa