Shloka 97.20Unverified draft
तद्वाक्यं लक्ष्मणः श्रुत्वा व्रीडितः प्रत्युवाच ह । त्वां मन्ये द्रष्टुमायातः पिता दशरथः स्वयम् ।।2.97.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tadvākyaṃ | तद्वाक्यं | those words | accusative adjective |
| lakṣmaṇaḥ | लक्ष्मणः | Lakshmana | nominative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| vrīḍitaḥ | व्रीडितः | ashamed | nominative adjective |
| pratyuvāca | प्रत्युवाच | replied | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| draṣṭumāyātaḥ | द्रष्टुमायातः | come to see | infinitive + nominative adjective |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| daśarathaḥ | दशरथः | Dasharatha | nominative |
| svayam | स्वयम् | himself | reflexive adverb |
Reference: 2.97.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa