Shloka 78.8Unverified draft

तां समीक्ष्य तदा द्वास्थाः सुभृशं पापकारिणीम् । गृहीत्वाकरुणं कुब्जां शत्रुघ्नाय न्यवेदयत् ।।2.78.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tāṃतांheraccusative
samīkṣyaसमीक्ष्यhaving beheldgerund
tadāतदाthenadverb
dvāsthāḥद्वास्थाःthe gate-keepersnominative
subhṛśaṃसुभृशंexceedinglyaccusative adverb
pāpakāriṇīmपापकारिणीम्the doer of evil deedsaccusative adjective
gṛhītvākaruṇaṃगृहीत्वाकरुणंhaving seized her mercilesslygerund + accusative adverb
kubjāṃकुब्जांthe hunchbackaccusative
śatrughnāyaशत्रुघ्नायto Shatrughnadative
nyavedayatन्यवेदयत्presented, reportedverb, past

Reference: 2.78.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa