Shloka 7.18Unverified draft
मन्थरा तु वचः श्रुत्वा कैकेय्या मधुराक्षरम्। उवाच क्रोधसम्युक्ता वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदा ।।2.7.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantharā | मन्थरा | Manthara | nominative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| vacaḥ | वचः | the speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| kaikeyyā | कैकेय्या | of Kaikeyi | genitive |
| madhurākṣaram | मधुराक्षरम् | sweet-syllabled | accusative adjective |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| krodhasamyuktā | क्रोधसम्युक्ता | filled with anger | nominative adjective |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | speech | accusative |
| vākyaviśāradā | वाक्यविशारदा | skilled in speech | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.7.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa