Shloka 12.64Unverified draft
कथं द्रक्ष्याम्यपावृत्तां परैरिव हतां चमूम्। किं मां वक्ष्यन्ति राजानो नानादिग्भ्यः समागताः ।।2.12.64।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| drakṣyāmi | द्रक्ष्यामि | shall I see | verb, future |
| apāvṛttām | अपावृत्ताम् | turned back, defeated | accusative adjective |
| paraiḥ | परैः | by enemies | instrumental |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| hatām | हताम् | destroyed | accusative adjective |
| camūm | चमूम् | an army | accusative |
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| vakṣyanti | वक्ष्यन्ति | will say | verb, future |
| rājānaḥ | राजानः | kings | nominative |
| nānādigbhyaḥ | नानादिग्भ्यः | from various regions | ablative |
| samāgatāḥ | समागताः | assembled | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.12.64 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa