Shloka 23.21Unverified draft
किं त्वं न कुरुषे बुद्धिं भार्यार्थे रावणस्य हि । साधु ते तत्त्वतो देवि कथितं साधु भामिनि । गृहाण सुस्मिते वाक्यमन्यथा न भविष्यसि ।।5.23.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ tvaṃ na kuruṣe buddhiṃ bhāryārthe rāvaṇasya hi | किं त्वं न कुरुषे बुद्धिं भार्यार्थे रावणस्य हि | why do you not make up your mind to be Rāvaṇa's wife? | interrogative + nominative pronoun + negation + verb + accusative + locative compound + genitive name + particle |
| sādhu te tattvato devi kathitaṃ sādhu bhāmini | साधु ते तत्त्वतो देवि कथितं साधु भामिनि | it has been told you well and truly, queen, well, lovely one | adverb + dative pronoun + adverb + vocative + past participle + adverb + vocative |
| gṛhāṇa susmite vākyamanyathā na bhaviṣyasi | गृहाण सुस्मिते वाक्यमन्यथा न भविष्यसि | accept these words, sweet-smiling one, or else you will not live' | imperative + vocative compound + accusative + adverb + negation + future verb |
Reference: 5.23.21 · Sundara Kāṇḍa