Shloka 32.26Unverified draft
किमिदं कथ्यतां पुत्र्य: को धर्ममवमन्यते। कुब्जा: केन कृता: सर्वा वेष्टन्त्यो नाभिभाषथ। एवं राजा विनिश्श्वस्य समाधिं सन्दधे तत:।।1.32.26।।
Meaning
What is this — tell me, daughters, who has disregarded virtue? Who has made you all hunched, and why do you not speak? So saying, the king sighed and fell silent, composing himself.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim idam kathyatām putryaḥ | किम् इदम् कथ्यताम् पुत्र्यः | what is this? let it be told, O daughters | Nominative / Verb (imperative, passive) / Vocative |
| kaḥ dharmam avamanyate | कः धर्मम् अवमन्यते | who disdains dharma | Nominative / Accusative / Verb (present, middle) |
| kubjāḥ kena kṛtāḥ sarvāḥ | कुब्जाः केन कृताः सर्वाः | by whom have you all been made hunchbacked | Nominative plural / Instrumental |
| veṣṭantyaḥ na abhibhāṣatha | वेष्टन्त्यः न अभिभाषथ | distressed, you do not speak | Nominative plural participle / Verb (present) |
| evam rājā viniḥśvasya | एवम् राजा विनिःश्वस्य | thus the king, having sighed | Nominative / Gerund |
| samādhim sandadhe tataḥ | समाधिम् सन्दधे ततः | then composed himself in meditation | Accusative / Verb (perfect, middle) |
Reference: 1.32.26 · Bāla Kāṇḍa