Shloka 9.6Unverified draft
किं न स्मरसि कैकेयि स्मरन्ती वा निगूहसे। यदुच्यमानमात्मार्थं मत्तस्त्वं श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।।2.9.6।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim | किम् | why | interrogative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| smarasi | स्मरसि | do you remember | verb, present |
| kaikeyi | कैकेयि | O Kaikeyi | vocative |
| smarantī | स्मरन्ती | remembering | nominative present participle |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| nigūhase | निगूहसे | you conceal | verb, present |
| yat | यत् | which | relative |
| ucyamānam | उच्यमानम् | being told | accusative present participle |
| ātmārtham | आत्मार्थम् | concerning your own interest | accusative |
| mattaḥ | मत्तः | from me | ablative |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| śrotum | श्रोतुम् | to hear | infinitive |
| icchasi | इच्छसि | wish | verb, present |
Reference: 2.9.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa