Shloka 38.17Unverified draft
पुत्रशोकं यथा नर्छेत्त्वया पूज्येन पूजिता । मां हि सञ्चिन्तयन्तीयमपि जीवेत्तपस्विनी ।।2.38.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| putraśokaṃ | पुत्रशोकं | grief for a son | accusative |
| yathā | यथा | so that | adverb |
| narchettvayā | नर्छेत्त्वया | may she not attain, by you | negation + verb, optative + instrumental |
| pūjyena | पूज्येन | who are worthy of honor | instrumental adjective |
| pūjitā | पूजिता | honored | nominative adjective |
| māṃ | मां | me | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| sañcintayantīyamapi | सञ्चिन्तयन्तीयमपि | even while thinking of me, this one | nominative present participle + nominative + particle |
| jīvettapasvinī | जीवेत्तपस्विनी | may the wretched one live | verb, optative + nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.38.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa