Shloka 97.18Unverified draft
उच्यमानोऽपि भरतो मया लक्ष्मण तत्त्वतः । राज्यमस्मै प्रयच्छेति बाढमित्येव वक्ष्यति ।।2.97.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucyamāno'pi | उच्यमानोऽपि | even though addressed | nominative adjective + particle |
| bharato | भरतो | Bharata | nominative |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| lakṣmaṇa | लक्ष्मण | O Lakshmana | vocative |
| tattvataḥ | तत्त्वतः | in truth | adverb |
| rājyamasmai | राज्यमस्मै | the kingdom, to him | accusative + dative adjective |
| prayaccheti | प्रयच्छेति | 'let it be given,' thus | verb, imperative + particle |
| bāḍhamityeva | बाढमित्येव | 'certainly,' thus indeed | particle + particle + particle |
| vakṣyati | वक्ष्यति | he will say | verb, future |
Reference: 2.97.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa