Shloka 7.34Unverified draft
इदं तु मन्थरे मह्यमाख्यासि परमं प्रियम्। एतन्मे प्रियमाख्यातं भूयः किं वा करोमि ते ।।2.7.34।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| manthare | मन्थरे | O Manthara | vocative |
| mahyam | मह्यम् | to me | dative |
| ākhyāsi | आख्यासि | you have told | verb, present/past |
| paramam | परमम् | the highest, greatest | accusative adjective |
| priyam | प्रियम् | pleasing news | accusative |
| etat | एतत् | this | nominative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| priyam | प्रियम् | dear/pleasing | nominative adjective |
| ākhyātam | आख्यातम् | having been told | nominative adjective |
| bhūyaḥ | भूयः | further | adverb |
| kim vā | किम् वा | what indeed | interrogative |
| karomi | करोमि | shall I do | verb, present |
| te | ते | for you | dative |
Reference: 2.7.34 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa