Shloka 38.17Unverified draft

पुत्रशोकं यथा नर्छेत्त्वया पूज्येन पूजिता । मां हि सञ्चिन्तयन्तीयमपि जीवेत्तपस्विनी ।।2.38.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
putraśokaṃपुत्रशोकंgrief for a sonaccusative
yathāयथाso thatadverb
narchettvayāनर्छेत्त्वयाmay she not attain, by younegation + verb, optative + instrumental
pūjyenaपूज्येनwho are worthy of honorinstrumental adjective
pūjitāपूजिताhonorednominative adjective
māṃमांmeaccusative
hiहिindeedparticle
sañcintayantīyamapiसञ्चिन्तयन्तीयमपिeven while thinking of me, this onenominative present participle + nominative + particle
jīvettapasvinīजीवेत्तपस्विनीmay the wretched one liveverb, optative + nominative adjective

Reference: 2.38.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa