Shloka 38.18Unverified draft
इमां महेन्द्रोपम जातगर्धिनीं तथा विधातुं जननीं ममार्हसि । यथा वनस्थे मयि शोककर्शिता न जीवितं न्यस्य यमक्षयं व्रजेत् ।।2.38.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imāṃ | इमां | this | accusative |
| mahendropama | महेन्द्रोपम | O one comparable to great Indra | vocative |
| jātagardhinīṃ | जातगर्धिनीं | who has grown fond, attached | accusative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| vidhātuṃ | विधातुं | to arrange, tend to | infinitive |
| jananīṃ | जननीं | mother | accusative |
| mamārhasi | ममार्हसि | you ought, my | verb, present + genitive |
| yathā | यथा | so that | adverb |
| vanasthe | वनस्थे | while I dwell in the forest | locative adjective |
| mayi | मयि | in me | locative |
| śokakarśitā | शोककर्शिता | emaciated with grief | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| jīvitaṃ | जीवितं | life | accusative |
| nyasya | न्यस्य | having cast off, relinquished | gerund |
| yamakṣayaṃ | यमक्षयं | to the abode of Yama, death | accusative |
| vrajet | व्रजेत् | she should go | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.38.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa