Shloka 22.23Unverified draft
ऋषयोऽप्युग्रतपसो दैवेनाभिप्रपीडिताः। उत्सृज्य नियमांस्तीव्रान् भ्रश्यन्ते काममन्युभिः ।।2.22.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣayaḥ | ऋषयः | sages | nominative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| ugratapasaḥ | उग्रतपसः | of severe austerity | nominative adjective |
| daivena | दैवेन | by fate | instrumental |
| abhiprapīḍitāḥ | अभिप्रपीडिताः | greatly afflicted | nominative adjective |
| utsṛjya | उत्सृज्य | having abandoned | gerund |
| niyamān | नियमान् | restraints, vows | accusative |
| tīvrān | तीव्रान् | severe | accusative adjective |
| bhraśyante | भ्रश्यन्ते | fall away, are led astray | verb, present passive |
| kāmamanyubhiḥ | काममन्युभिः | by desire and anger | instrumental |
Reference: 2.22.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa