Shloka 20.54Unverified draft
अथापि किं जीवितमद्य मे वृथा त्वया विना चन्द्रनिभाननप्रभ। अनुव्रजिष्यामि वनं त्वयैव गौः सुदुर्बला वत्समिवानुकाङ्क्षया ।।2.20.54।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| athāpi | अथापि | and yet | adverb |
| kim | किम् | what use | interrogative |
| jīvitam | जीवितम् | life | nominative |
| adya | अद्य | now | adverb |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| vṛthā | वृथा | in vain | adverb |
| tvayā | त्वया | you | instrumental |
| vinā | विना | without | preposition |
| candranibhānanaprabha | चन्द्रनिभाननप्रभ | O one whose face gleams like the moon | vocative adjective |
| anuvrajiṣyāmi | अनुव्रजिष्यामि | I shall follow | verb, future |
| vanam | वनम् | to the forest | accusative |
| tvayaiva | त्वयैव | with you alone | instrumental |
| gauḥ | गौः | a cow | nominative |
| sudurbalā | सुदुर्बला | very weak | nominative adjective |
| vatsam | वत्सम् | her calf | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| anukāṅkṣayā | अनुकाङ्क्षया | with longing, yearning | instrumental |
Reference: 2.20.54 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa