Shloka 9.17Unverified draft
तुष्टेन तेन दत्तौ ते द्वौ वरौ शुभदर्शने। स त्वयोक्तः पतिर्देवि यदेच्छेयं तदा वरौ ।।2.9.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuṣṭena | तुष्टेन | gratified | instrumental adjective |
| tena | तेन | by him | instrumental |
| dattau | दत्तौ | were given | nominative dual adjective |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| dvau | द्वौ | two | nominative |
| varau | वरौ | boons | nominative dual |
| śubhadarśane | शुभदर्शने | O one of auspicious appearance | vocative |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| uktaḥ | उक्तः | was told | nominative adjective |
| patiḥ | पतिः | husband | nominative |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| yadeccheyam | यदेच्छेयम् | whatever I might wish | verb, optative |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| varau | वरौ | the two boons | accusative dual |
Reference: 2.9.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa