Shloka 12.61Unverified draft
किं नु दुःखमलीकं वा मयि रामे च पश्यसि। न कथञ्चिदृते रामाद्भरतो राज्यमावसेत् ।।2.12.61।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| duḥkham | दुःखम् | sorrow | accusative |
| alīkam | अलीकम् | wrong, unpleasant | accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| mayi | मयि | in me | locative |
| rāme | रामे | in Rama | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| paśyasi | पश्यसि | do you see | verb, present |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kathañcit | कथञ्चित् | by any means | adverb |
| ṛte | ऋते | without | postposition |
| rāmāt | रामात् | than Rama | ablative |
| bharataḥ | भरतः | Bharata | nominative |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| āvaset | आवसेत् | would dwell in, occupy | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.12.61 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa