Shloka 17.14Unverified draft
नरः शक्नोत्यपाक्रष्टुमतिक्रान्तेऽपि राघवे। यश्च रामं न पश्येत्तु यं च रामो न पश्यति ।।2.17.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| naraḥ | नरः | a man | nominative |
| śaknoti | शक्नोति | is able | verb, present |
| apākraṣṭum | अपाक्रष्टुम् | to withdraw, draw away | infinitive |
| atikrānte | अतिक्रान्ते | having passed by | locative absolute |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| rāghave | राघवे | Rama | locative |
| yaḥ | यः | who | relative pronoun |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rāmam | रामम् | Rama | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| paśyet | पश्येत् | should see | verb, optative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| yam | यम् | whom | relative pronoun |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| paśyati | पश्यति | sees | verb, present |
Reference: 2.17.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa