Shloka 20.7Unverified draft
देवि नेह भयं कार्यं मयि विश्वसिहि प्रिये । प्रणयस्व च तत्त्वेन मैवं भूः शोकलालसा ।।5.20.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| devi neha bhayaṃ kāryaṃ mayi viśvasihi priye | देवि नेह भयं कार्यं मयि विश्वसिहि प्रिये | queen, there is no need for fear here; trust me, dear one | vocative + negation + adverb + nominative + gerundive + locative pronoun + imperative + vocative |
| praṇayasva ca tattvena maivaṃ bhūḥ śokalālasā | प्रणयस्व च तत्त्वेन मैवं भूः शोकलालसा | and love me truly; do not be so given over to grief | imperative + particle + instrumental + prohibitive particle + adverb + aorist verb + nominative compound adjective |
Reference: 5.20.7 · Sundara Kāṇḍa