Shloka 23.18Unverified draft

न दैवेन विपन्नार्थः पुरुषः सोऽवसीदति। द्रक्ष्यन्ति त्वद्य दैवस्य पौरुषं पुरुषस्य च ।।2.23.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naनnotnegation
daivenaदैवेनby fateinstrumental
vipannārthaḥविपन्नार्थःwhose purpose has failednominative adjective
puruṣaḥपुरुषःa mannominative
saḥसःhepronoun
avasīdatiअवसीदतिsinks into despairverb, present
drakṣyantiद्रक्ष्यन्तिthey will seeverb, future
tuतुandparticle
adyaअद्यtodayadverb
daivasyaदैवस्यof fategenitive
pauruṣamपौरुषम्the human effortaccusative
puruṣasyaपुरुषस्यof the mangenitive
caचandconjunction

Reference: 2.23.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa