Shloka 9.37Unverified draft
हृष्टा प्रतीता कैकेयी मन्थरामिदमब्रवीत्। सा हि वाक्येन कुब्जायाः किशोरीवोत्पथं गता ।।2.9.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| hṛṣṭā | हृष्टा | delighted | nominative adjective |
| pratītā | प्रतीता | convinced, satisfied | nominative adjective |
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| mantharām | मन्थराम् | to Manthara | accusative |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vākyena | वाक्येन | by the words | instrumental |
| kubjāyāḥ | कुब्जायाः | of the hunchback | genitive |
| kiśorīva | किशोरीव | like a young filly | nominative comparison |
| utpatham | उत्पथम् | onto a wrong path | accusative |
| gatā | गता | gone | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.9.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa