Shloka 96.26Unverified draft

मया पश्येत्सुदुःखार्ता हस्तिभग्नमिव द्रुमम् । कैकेयीं च वधिष्यामि सानुबन्धां सबान्धवाम् ।।2.96.26।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mayāमयाby meinstrumental
paśyetsuduḥkhārtāपश्येत्सुदुःखार्ताlet her see, greatly afflicted with sorrowverb, optative + nominative adjective
hastibhagnamivaहस्तिभग्नमिवas if broken by an elephantaccusative adjective + particle
drumamद्रुमम्a treeaccusative
kaikeyīṃकैकेयींKaikeyiaccusative
caचandconjunction
vadhiṣyāmiवधिष्यामिI shall killverb, future
sānubandhāṃसानुबन्धांtogether with her accomplicesaccusative adjective
sabāndhavāmसबान्धवाम्together with her kinsmenaccusative adjective

Reference: 2.96.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa