Shloka 37.3Unverified draft
यो हि दत्त्वा गजश्रेष्ठं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः । रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुञ्जरोत्तमम् ।।2.37.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | यो | who | relative pronoun |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dattvā | दत्त्वा | having given away | gerund |
| gajaśreṣṭhaṃ | गजश्रेष्ठं | the finest elephant | accusative |
| kakṣyāyāṃ | कक्ष्यायां | on the girth-strap | locative |
| kurute | कुरुते | fixes, sets | verb, present |
| manaḥ | मनः | the mind | accusative |
| rajjusnehena | रज्जुस्नेहेन | by affection for the rope | instrumental |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| tasya | तस्य | of him | genitive |
| tyajataḥ | त्यजतः | who abandons | genitive present participle |
| kuñjarottamam | कुञ्जरोत्तमम् | the best of elephants | accusative |
Reference: 2.37.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa