Shloka 20.32Unverified draft
सा निकृत्तेव सालस्य यष्टिः परशुना वने। पपात सहसा देवी देवतेव दिवश्च्युता ।।2.20.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
| nikṛttā | निकृत्ता | cut down | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| sālasya | सालस्य | of a sala tree | genitive |
| yaṣṭiḥ | यष्टिः | a branch, sapling | nominative |
| paraśunā | परशुना | by an axe | instrumental |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| papāta | पपात | fell | verb, past |
| sahasā | सहसा | suddenly | adverb |
| devī | देवी | the queen | nominative |
| devatā | देवता | a goddess | nominative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| divaḥ | दिवः | from heaven | ablative |
| cyutā | च्युता | fallen | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.32 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa