Shloka 20.37Unverified draft
एक एव हि वन्ध्यायाः शोको भवति मानसः। अप्रजास्मीति सन्तापो न ह्यन्यः पुत्र विद्यते ।।2.20.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eka | एक | one, single | nominative adjective |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vandhyāyāḥ | वन्ध्यायाः | of a barren woman | genitive |
| śokaḥ | शोकः | grief | nominative |
| bhavati | भवति | is | verb, present |
| mānasaḥ | मानसः | mental | nominative adjective |
| aprajā | अप्रजा | childless | nominative adjective |
| asmi | अस्मि | I am | verb, present |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| santāpaḥ | सन्तापः | the anguish | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| anyaḥ | अन्यः | other | nominative adjective |
| putra | पुत्र | O son | vocative |
| vidyate | विद्यते | exists | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.20.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa