Shloka 28.18Unverified draft
अतीव वातास्तिमिरं बुभुक्षा चात्र नित्यशः। भयानि च महान्त्यत्र ततो दुःखतरं वनम् ।।2.28.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atīva | अतीव | excessively | adverb |
| vātāstimiram | वातास्तिमिरम् | wind and darkness | nominative |
| bubhukṣā | बुभुक्षा | hunger | nominative |
| cātra | चात्र | and here | adverb |
| nityaśaḥ | नित्यशः | constantly | adverb |
| bhayāni | भयानि | fears | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mahāntyatra | महान्त्यत्र | great, here | nominative adjective |
| tato | ततो | hence | adverb |
| duḥkhataram | दुःखतरम् | more sorrowful | nominative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa