Shloka 12.48Unverified draft
एकाहमपि पश्येयं यद्यहं राममातरम्। अञ्जलिं प्रतिगृह्णन्तीं श्रेयो ननु मृतिर्मम ।।2.12.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekāham | एकाहम् | for a single day | accusative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| paśyeyam | पश्येयम् | may I not see | verb, optative |
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| rāmamātaram | राममातरम् | Rama's mother | accusative |
| añjalim | अञ्जलिम् | folded hands (offering) | accusative |
| pratigṛhṇantīm | प्रतिगृह्णन्तीम् | receiving | accusative present participle |
| śreyaḥ | श्रेयः | better | nominative adjective |
| nanu | ननु | surely | particle |
| mṛtiḥ | मृतिः | death | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
Reference: 2.12.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa