Shloka 9.38Unverified draft
कैकेयी विस्मयं प्राप्ता परं परमदर्शना। कुब्जे त्वां नाभिजानामि श्रेष्ठां श्रेष्ठाभिधायिनीम् ।।2.9.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaikeyī | कैकेयी | Kaikeyi | nominative |
| vismayam | विस्मयम् | astonishment | accusative |
| prāptā | प्राप्ता | arrived at | nominative adjective |
| param | परम् | great, extreme | accusative adjective |
| paramadarśanā | परमदर्शना | of exceeding beauty | nominative adjective |
| kubje | कुब्जे | O hunchback | vocative |
| tvām | त्वाम् | you | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| abhijānāmi | अभिजानामि | I recognize/know | verb, present |
| śreṣṭhām | श्रेष्ठाम् | the best | accusative adjective |
| śreṣṭhābhidhāyinīm | श्रेष्ठाभिधायिनीम् | who speaks excellent counsel | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.9.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa