Shloka 88.16Unverified draft
मन्ये भर्तुः सुखा शय्या येन बाला तपस्विनी । सुकुमारी सती दुःखं न विजानाति मैथिली ।।2.88.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| bhartuḥ | भर्तुः | of her husband | genitive |
| sukhā | सुखा | comfortable | nominative adjective |
| śayyā | शय्या | the bed | nominative |
| yena | येन | by which reasoning | instrumental |
| bālā | बाला | the young girl | nominative |
| tapasvinī | तपस्विनी | the miserable one | nominative adjective |
| sukumārī | सुकुमारी | delicate | nominative adjective |
| satī | सती | being | nominative present participle |
| duḥkhaṃ | दुःखं | hardship | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vijānāti | विजानाति | perceives | verb, present |
| maithilī | मैथिली | the princess of Mithila, Sita | nominative |
Reference: 2.88.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa