Shloka 24.12Unverified draft
भर्तुः किल परित्यागो नृशंसः केवलं स्त्रियाः। स भवत्या न कर्तव्यो मनसाऽपि विगर्हितः ।।2.24.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhartuḥ | भर्तुः | of a husband | genitive |
| kila | किल | indeed, it is said | particle |
| parityāgaḥ | परित्यागः | abandonment | nominative |
| nṛśaṃsaḥ | नृशंसः | cruel | nominative adjective |
| kevalam | केवलम् | only | adverb |
| striyāḥ | स्त्रियाः | by a woman | instrumental |
| saḥ | सः | that | nominative |
| bhavatyā | भवत्या | by you | instrumental |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kartavyaḥ | कर्तव्यः | to be done | nominative gerundive |
| manasā | मनसा | in mind | instrumental |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| vigarhitaḥ | विगर्हितः | reprehensible, condemned | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.24.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa