Shloka 23.14Unverified draft
जायते तत्र मे दुःखं धर्मसङ्गश्च गर्हितः। मनसाऽपि कथं कामं कुर्यास्त्वं कामवृत्तयोः ।।2.23.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jāyate | जायते | arises | verb, present |
| tatra | तत्र | in this | adverb |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| duḥkham | दुःखम् | sorrow | nominative |
| dharmasaṅgaḥ | धर्मसङ्गः | attachment to righteousness (in this case) | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| garhitaḥ | गर्हितः | reprehensible | nominative adjective |
| manasā | मनसा | in mind | instrumental |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| kāmam | कामम् | the desire | accusative |
| kuryāḥ | कुर्याः | would you entertain | verb, optative |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| kāmavṛttayoḥ | कामवृत्तयोः | of the two acting from desire | genitive dual |
Reference: 2.23.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa