Shloka 13.8Unverified draft
अपुत्रेण मया पुत्रः श्रमेण महता महान्। रामो लब्धो महाबाहुः स कथं त्यज्यते मया ।।2.13.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aputreṇa | अपुत्रेण | though sonless | instrumental adjective |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| putraḥ | पुत्रः | a son | nominative |
| śrameṇa | श्रमेण | through effort, hardship | instrumental |
| mahatā | महता | great | instrumental adjective |
| mahān | महान् | great | nominative adjective |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| labdhaḥ | लब्धः | obtained | nominative adjective |
| mahābāhuḥ | महाबाहुः | of mighty arms | nominative adjective |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| tyajyate | त्यज्यते | is to be abandoned | verb, present passive |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
Reference: 2.13.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa