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Shloka 105.23Unverified draft

गात्रेषु वलयः प्राप्ताः श्वेताश्चैव शिरोरुहाः । जरया पुरुषो जीर्णः किं हि कृत्वा प्रभावयेत् ।।2.105.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gātreṣuगात्रेषुon the limbslocative
valayaḥवलयःwrinklesnominative
prāptāḥप्राप्ताःhave appearednominative adjective
śvetāścaivaश्वेताश्चैवand indeed whitenominative adjective + conjunction + particle
śiroruhāḥशिरोरुहाःthe hairs of the headnominative
jarayāजरयाby old ageinstrumental
puruṣoपुरुषोa mannominative
jīrṇaḥजीर्णःworn outnominative adjective
kiṃकिंwhatinterrogative
hiहिindeedparticle
kṛtvāकृत्वाhaving donegerund
prabhāvayetप्रभावयेत्could he accomplish, restoreverb, optative

Reference: 2.105.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa