Shloka 8.13Unverified draft
तां दृष्ट्वा परमप्रीतां ब्रुवन्तीं मन्थरां ततः। रामस्यैव गुणान्देवी कैकेयी प्रशशंस ह ।।2.8.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tām | ताम् | her | accusative |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| paramaprītām | परमप्रीताम् | greatly delighted | accusative adjective |
| bruvantīm | ब्रुवन्तीम् | speaking | accusative present participle |
| mantharām | मन्थराम् | Manthara | accusative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| rāmasyaiva | रामस्यैव | of Rama alone | genitive |
| guṇān | गुणान् | the virtues | accusative |
| devī | देवी | the queen | nominative |
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| praśaśaṃsa | प्रशशंस | praised | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.8.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa