Shloka 9.4Unverified draft
एवमुक्ता तु सा देव्या मन्थरा पापदर्शिनी। रामार्थमुपहिंसन्ती कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत् ।।2.9.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evamuktā | एवमुक्ता | thus addressed | nominative adjective |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
| devyā | देव्या | by the queen | instrumental |
| mantharā | मन्थरा | Manthara | nominative |
| pāpadarśinī | पापदर्शिनी | of malicious view | nominative adjective |
| rāmārtham | रामार्थम् | for Rama's sake, against Rama | accusative |
| upahiṃsantī | उपहिंसन्ती | harming, injuring | nominative present participle |
| kaikeyīm | कैकेयीम् | to Kaikeyi | accusative |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | verb, past |
Reference: 2.9.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa