Shloka 9.40Unverified draft
नाहं समवबुध्येयं कुब्जे राज्ञश्चिकीर्षितम्। सन्ति दुःसंस्थिताः कुब्जा वक्राः परमदारुणाः ।।2.9.40।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nāham | नाहम् | I do not | negation + pronoun |
| samavabudhyeyam | समवबुध्येयम् | would fully understand | verb, optative |
| kubje | कुब्जे | O hunchback | vocative |
| rājñaḥ | राज्ञः | of the king | genitive |
| cikīrṣitam | चिकीर्षितम् | the intention | accusative |
| santi | सन्ति | there are | verb, present |
| duḥsaṃsthitāḥ | दुःसंस्थिताः | of ill-formed appearance | nominative adjective |
| kubjāḥ | कुब्जाः | hunchbacks | nominative |
| vakrāḥ | वक्राः | crooked | nominative adjective |
| paramadāruṇāḥ | परमदारुणाः | extremely fearsome | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.9.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa