Shloka 22.29Unverified draft
मा च लक्ष्मण सन्तापं कार्षिर्लक्ष्म्या विपर्यये। राज्यं वा वनवासो वा वनवासो महोदयः ।।2.22.29।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mā | मा | let not | prohibitive particle |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| lakṣmaṇa | लक्ष्मण | O Lakshmana | vocative |
| santāpam | सन्तापम् | anguish | accusative |
| kārṣīḥ | कार्षीः | cause, feel | verb, prohibitive |
| lakṣmyā | लक्ष्म्या | of fortune | genitive |
| viparyaye | विपर्यये | in the reversal | locative |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | nominative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vanavāsaḥ | वनवासः | dwelling in the forest | nominative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vanavāsaḥ | वनवासः | the forest-dwelling | nominative |
| mahodayaḥ | महोदयः | of great prosperity, benefit | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.22.29 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa