Both Uses of
abominable
in
The Ramayana
- The queen, ambitious, overjoyed To see him by her plot decoyed, More eager still her aims to reach, Spoke her abominable speech: "A boon thou grantest, nothing loth, And swearest with repeated oath.†
Book 2 *abominable = exceptionally bad or detestable
- To the princely youth Who loved the right and spoke the truth, Cruel, abominable came The answer of the ruthless dame: "When Gods and Titans fought of yore, Transfixed with darts and bathed in gore Two boons to me thy father gave For the dear life 'twas mine to save.†
Book 2
Definition:
exceptionally bad or intensely disliked