Shloka 86.10Unverified draft

कथं दाशरथौ भूमौ शयाने सह सीतया । शक्या निद्रा मया लब्धुं जीवितं वा सुखानि वा ।।2.86.10।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative adverb
dāśarathauदाशरथौwhen the son of Dasharathalocative
bhūmauभूमौon the groundlocative
śayāneशयानेlyinglocative present participle
sahaसहtogether withpreposition
sītayāसीतयाSitainstrumental
śakyāशक्याpossiblenominative adjective
nidrāनिद्राsleepnominative
mayāमयाby meinstrumental
labdhuṃलब्धुंto be obtainedinfinitive
jīvitaṃजीवितंlifeaccusative
vāवाorconjunction
sukhāniसुखानिcomfortsaccusative
vāवाorconjunction

Reference: 2.86.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa