Shloka 23.32Unverified draft
न चाहं कामयेऽत्यर्थं यः स्याच्छत्रुर्मतो मम। असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण विद्युच्चलितवर्चसा ।।2.23.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| kāmaye | कामये | desire | verb, present |
| atyartham | अत्यर्थम् | excessively | adverb |
| yaḥ | यः | who | relative pronoun |
| syāt | स्यात् | would be | verb, optative |
| chatruḥ | छत्रुः | an enemy | nominative |
| mataḥ | मतः | considered | nominative adjective |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| asinā | असिना | with the sword | instrumental |
| tīkṣṇadhāreṇa | तीक्ष्णधारेण | of sharp edge | instrumental adjective |
| vidyuccalitavarcasā | विद्युच्चलितवर्चसा | gleaming like the flash of lightning | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.23.32 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa