Shloka 23.18Unverified draft
न दैवेन विपन्नार्थः पुरुषः सोऽवसीदति। द्रक्ष्यन्ति त्वद्य दैवस्य पौरुषं पुरुषस्य च ।।2.23.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| daivena | दैवेन | by fate | instrumental |
| vipannārthaḥ | विपन्नार्थः | whose purpose has failed | nominative adjective |
| puruṣaḥ | पुरुषः | a man | nominative |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| avasīdati | अवसीदति | sinks into despair | verb, present |
| drakṣyanti | द्रक्ष्यन्ति | they will see | verb, future |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| adya | अद्य | today | adverb |
| daivasya | दैवस्य | of fate | genitive |
| pauruṣam | पौरुषम् | the human effort | accusative |
| puruṣasya | पुरुषस्य | of the man | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.23.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa