Shloka 20.51Unverified draft
स्थिरं हि नूनं हृदयं ममायसं न भिद्यते यद्भुवि नावदीर्यते। अनेन दुःखेन च देहमर्पितं ध्रुवं ह्यकाले मरणं न विद्यते ।।2.20.51।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sthiram | स्थिरम् | firm | accusative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| nūnam | नूनम् | surely | adverb |
| hṛdayam | हृदयम् | heart | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| āyasam | आयसम् | made of iron | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| bhidyate | भिद्यते | breaks | verb, present passive |
| yat | यत् | that which | relative |
| bhuvi | भुवि | on the ground | locative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| avadīryate | अवदीर्यते | is not split apart | verb, present passive |
| anena | अनेन | by this | instrumental |
| duḥkhena | दुःखेन | with sorrow | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| deham | देहम् | body | accusative |
| arpitam | अर्पितम् | delivered, given over | accusative adjective |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | certainly | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| akāle | अकाले | untimely | locative adjective |
| maraṇam | मरणम् | death | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vidyate | विद्यते | occurs | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.20.51 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa