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पश्चादपि हि दुःखेन मम नैवास्ति जीवितम्। उज्झितायास्त्वया नाथ तदैव मरणं वरम् ।।2.30.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
paścādapiपश्चादपिeven afterwardadverb
hiहिindeedparticle
duḥkhenaदुःखेनwith sorrowinstrumental
mamaममmygenitive
naivāstiनैवास्तिthere is not at allverb, present + negation
jīvitamजीवितम्lifenominative
ujjhitāyāstvayāउज्झितायास्त्वयाabandoned by yougenitive adjective + instrumental
nāthaनाथO lordvocative
tadaivaतदैवat that very timeadverb
maraṇaṃमरणंdeathnominative
varamवरम्preferablenominative adjective

Reference: 2.30.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa