Shloka 39.21Unverified draft
एष स्वभावो नारीणामनुभूय पुरा सुखम् । अल्पामप्यापदं प्राप्य दुष्यन्ति प्रजहत्यपि ।।2.39.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eṣa | एष | this | nominative |
| svabhāvo | स्वभावो | the nature | nominative |
| nārīṇāmanubhūya | नारीणामनुभूय | of women, having experienced | genitive + gerund |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| sukham | सुखम् | happiness | accusative |
| alpāmapyāpadaṃ | अल्पामप्यापदं | even a small misfortune | accusative adjective + accusative |
| prāpya | प्राप्य | having obtained | gerund |
| duṣyanti | दुष्यन्ति | they become corrupted, faulty | verb, present |
| prajahatyapi | प्रजहत्यपि | they even abandon | verb, present + particle |
Reference: 2.39.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa