Shloka 20.38Unverified draft
न दृष्टपूर्वं कल्याणं सुखं वा पतिपौरुषे। अपि पुत्रे तु पश्येयमिति रामस्थितं मया ।।2.20.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| dṛṣṭapūrvam | दृष्टपूर्वम् | seen before | accusative adjective |
| kalyāṇam | कल्याणम् | auspiciousness, prosperity | accusative |
| sukham | सुखम् | happiness | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| patipauruṣe | पतिपौरुषे | in a husband's manhood, virility | locative |
| api | अपि | even so | particle |
| putre | पुत्रे | in a son | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| paśyeyam | पश्येयम् | I would see | verb, optative |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| rāmasthitam | रामस्थितम् | steadfast in Rama | accusative adjective |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
Reference: 2.20.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa