Shloka 56.21Unverified draft
इदं शरीरं निस्सञ्ज्ञं बन्ध वा खादयस्व वा । नेदं शरीरं रक्ष्यं मे जीवितं वापि राक्षस ।।3.56.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idaṃ śarīraṃ nissañjñaṃ bandha vā khādayasva vā | इदं शरीरं निस्सञ्ज्ञं बन्ध वा खादयस्व वा | this senseless body, bind it or have it devoured | accusative pronoun + accusative object + accusative adjective + imperative + particle + causative imperative + particle |
| nedaṃ śarīraṃ rakṣyaṃ me jīvitaṃ vāpi rākṣasa | नेदं शरीरं रक्ष्यं मे जीवितं वापि राक्षस | this body is not to be preserved by me, nor even my life, O rākṣasa | negation + nominative pronoun + nominative subject + nominative gerundive + genitive pronoun + nominative + particle + particle + vocative |
Reference: 3.56.21 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa