Shloka 20.36Unverified draft
यदि पुत्र न जायेथाः मम शोकाय राघव। न स्म दुःखमतो भूयः पश्येयमहमप्रजाः ।।2.20.36।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| putra | पुत्र | O son | vocative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| jāyethāḥ | जायेथाः | you had been born | verb, optative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| śokāya | शोकाय | for grief | dative |
| rāghava | राघव | O descendant of Raghu | vocative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| sma | स्म | indeed | particle |
| duḥkham | दुःखम् | sorrow | accusative |
| ataḥ | अतः | than this | ablative |
| bhūyaḥ | भूयः | greater | accusative adjective |
| paśyeyam | पश्येयम् | I would see, experience | verb, optative |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| aprajāḥ | अप्रजाः | childless | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.20.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa