Shloka 7.17Unverified draft

कैकेयी त्वब्रवीत्कुब्जां कच्चित्क्षेमं न मन्थरे। विषण्णवदनां हि त्वां लक्षये भृशदुःखिताम् ।।2.7.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kaikeyīकैकेयीKaikeyinominative
tuतुbutparticle
abravītअब्रवीत्saidverb, past
kubjāmकुब्जाम्to the hunchbackaccusative
kaccitकच्चित्surely, is itinterrogative particle
kṣemamक्षेमम्well-beingnominative
naनnotnegation
manthareमन्थरेO Mantharavocative
viṣaṇṇavadanāmविषण्णवदनाम्with dejected faceaccusative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
tvāmत्वाम्youaccusative
lakṣayeलक्षयेI perceiveverb, present
bhṛśaduḥkhitāmभृशदुःखिताम्greatly distressedaccusative adjective

Reference: 2.7.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa