Shloka 9.18Unverified draft
गृह्णीयामिति तत्तेन तथेत्युक्तं महात्मना। अनभिज्ञा ह्यहं देवि त्वयैव कथिता पुरा ।।2.9.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gṛhṇīyām | गृह्णीयाम् | I would take | verb, optative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| tat | तत् | that | accusative |
| tena | तेन | by him | instrumental |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| uktam | उक्तम् | was said | nominative adjective |
| mahātmanā | महात्मना | by the great-souled one | instrumental |
| anabhijñā | अनभिज्ञा | unaware, uninformed | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| tvayaiva | त्वयैव | by you alone | instrumental |
| kathitā | कथिता | was told | nominative adjective |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
Reference: 2.9.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa