Shloka 14.18Unverified draft
न च शक्तोऽस्म्यहं द्रष्टुं दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं तथा सुखम्। हतहर्षं निरानन्दं पुनर्जनमवाङ्मुखम् ।।2.14.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| śaktaḥ | शक्तः | able | nominative adjective |
| asmi | अस्मि | I am | verb, present |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| draṣṭum | द्रष्टुम् | to see | infinitive |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| pūrvam | पूर्वम् | before | adverb |
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| sukham | सुखम् | happiness | accusative |
| hataharṣam | हतहर्षम् | its joy destroyed | accusative adjective |
| nirānandam | निरानन्दम् | joyless | accusative adjective |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again | adverb |
| janam | जनम् | the populace | accusative |
| avāṅmukham | अवाङ्मुखम् | with faces cast down | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.14.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa