Shloka 28.21Unverified draft
पतङ्गा वृश्चिकाः कीटा दंशाश्च मशकैः सह। बाधन्ते नित्यमबले तस्माद्दुःखतरं वनम् ।।2.28.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pataṅgā | पतङ्गा | insects, flies | nominative |
| vṛścikāḥ | वृश्चिकाः | scorpions | nominative |
| kīṭā | कीटा | worms, bugs | nominative |
| daṃśāśca | दंशाश्च | and biting insects | nominative |
| maśakaiḥ | मशकैः | with mosquitoes | instrumental |
| saha | सह | together | preposition |
| bādhante | बाधन्ते | afflict, torment | verb, present |
| nityamabale | नित्यमबले | always, O delicate one | adverb + vocative |
| tasmāt | तस्मात् | therefore | adverb |
| duḥkhataram | दुःखतरम् | more sorrowful | nominative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa