Shloka 10.23Unverified draft
प्रतप्त इव दुःखेन सोऽपश्यज्जगतीपतिः। स वृद्धस्तरुणीं भार्यां प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसीम् ।।2.10.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| praptaptaḥ | प्रप्तप्तः | burning, scorched | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| duḥkhena | दुःखेन | by sorrow | instrumental |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| apaśyat | अपश्यत् | saw | verb, past |
| jagatīpatiḥ | जगतीपतिः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| vṛddhaḥ | वृद्धः | the aged | nominative adjective |
| taruṇīm | तरुणीम् | the youthful | accusative adjective |
| bhāryām | भार्याम् | wife | accusative |
| prāṇebhyaḥ | प्राणेभ्यः | than his life-breaths | ablative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| garīyasīm | गरीयसीम् | dearer, weightier | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.10.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa