Shloka 74.2Unverified draft
राज्याद्भ्रंशस्व कैकेयि नृशंसे दुष्टचारिणि । परित्यक्ता च धर्मेण मा मृतं रुदती भव ।।2.74.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājyādbhraṃśasva | राज्याद्भ्रंशस्व | fall away from the kingdom | ablative + verb, imperative |
| kaikeyi | कैकेयि | O Kaikeyi | vocative |
| nṛśaṃse | नृशंसे | O cruel one | vocative adjective |
| duṣṭacāriṇi | दुष्टचारिणि | O one of wicked conduct | vocative adjective |
| parityaktā | परित्यक्ता | abandoned | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dharmeṇa | धर्मेण | by righteousness | instrumental |
| mā | मा | do not | prohibitive particle |
| mṛtaṃ | मृतं | the dead | accusative adjective |
| rudatī | रुदती | weeping | nominative present participle |
| bhava | भव | be, become | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.74.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa