Shloka 28.23Unverified draft
कायक्लेशाश्च बहवो भयानि विविधानि च। अरण्यवासे वसतो दुःखमेव ततो वनम् ।।2.28.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kāyakleśāḥ | कायक्लेशाः | bodily afflictions | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bahavo | बहवो | many | nominative adjective |
| bhayāni | भयानि | fears | nominative |
| vividhāni | विविधानि | various | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| araṇyavāse | अरण्यवासे | in dwelling in the wilderness | locative |
| vasato | वसतो | of one dwelling | genitive present participle |
| duḥkhameva | दुःखमेव | only sorrow | nominative |
| tato | ततो | therefore | adverb |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa