Shloka 55.20Unverified draft
न देवेषु न यक्षेषु न गन्धर्वेषु पक्षिषु । अहं पश्यामि लोकेषु यो मे वीर्यसमो भवेत् ।।3.55.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na deveṣu na yakṣeṣu na gandharveṣu pakṣiṣu | न देवेषु न यक्षेषु न गन्धर्वेषु पक्षिषु | not among gods, nor yakṣas, nor gandharvas, nor birds | negation + locative plurals in series with repeated negation |
| ahaṃ paśyāmi lokeṣu yo me vīryasamo bhavet | अहं पश्यामि लोकेषु यो मे वीर्यसमो भवेत् | do I see anyone in the worlds who would be equal to me in valour | nominative pronoun + verb + locative plural + relative nominative + genitive pronoun + nominative compound adjective + optative verb |
Reference: 3.55.20 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa