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Shloka 72.41Unverified draft

तथा पृष्टा यथा तत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे । मातास्य युगपद्वाक्यं विप्रियं प्रियशङ्कया ।।2.72.41।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tathāतथाthusadverb
pṛṣṭāपृष्टाquestionednominative adjective
yathāयथाasadverb
tattvamākhyātumupacakrameतत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमेbegan to relate the truthaccusative + infinitive + verb, past
mātāsyaमातास्यhis mothernominative + genitive
yugapadvākyaṃयुगपद्वाक्यंwords at once, simultaneouslyaccusative adverb + accusative
vipriyaṃविप्रियंunpleasantaccusative adjective
priyaśaṅkayāप्रियशङ्कयाunder the guise of what was pleasantinstrumental

Reference: 2.72.41 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa