Shloka 20.53Unverified draft
यदि ह्यकाले मरणं स्वयेच्छया लभेत कश्चिद्गुरुदुःखकर्शितः। गताहमद्यैव परेतसंसदं विना त्वया धेनुरिवात्मजेन वै ।।2.20.53।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| akāle | अकाले | at an untimely moment | locative |
| maraṇam | मरणम् | death | accusative |
| svayecchayā | स्वयेच्छया | by one's own will | instrumental |
| labheta | लभेत | one might obtain | verb, optative |
| kaścit | कश्चित् | someone | nominative |
| guruduḥkhakarśitaḥ | गुरुदुःखकर्शितः | emaciated with great sorrow | nominative adjective |
| gatā | गता | gone | nominative adjective |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| adyaiva | अद्यैव | this very day | adverb |
| paretasaṃsadam | परेतसंसदम् | to the assembly of the departed | accusative |
| vinā | विना | without | preposition |
| tvayā | त्वया | you | instrumental |
| dhenuḥ | धेनुः | a cow | nominative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| ātmajena | आत्मजेन | without her own offspring | instrumental |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.20.53 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa