Shloka 9.23Unverified draft
मा स्मैनं प्रत्युदीक्षेथा मा चैनमभिभाषथाः। रुदन्ती चापि तं दृष्ट्वा जगत्यां शोकलालसा ।।2.9.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mā | मा | do not | prohibitive particle |
| sma | स्म | indeed | particle |
| enam | एनम् | him | accusative |
| pratyudīkṣethāḥ | प्रत्युदीक्षेथाः | look at | verb, prohibitive |
| mā | मा | do not | prohibitive particle |
| cainam | चैनम् | and him | accusative |
| abhibhāṣathāḥ | अभिभाषथाः | speak to | verb, prohibitive |
| rudantī | रुदन्ती | weeping | nominative present participle |
| cāpi | चापि | and also | particle |
| tam | तम् | him | accusative |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| jagatyām | जगत्याम् | on the ground | locative |
| śokalālasā | शोकलालसा | overcome with grief | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.9.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa