Shloka 42.17Unverified draft
उत्थास्यति च मेदिन्याः कृपणः पांसुकुण्ठितः । विनिश्श्वसन्प्रस्रवणात्करेणूनामिवर्षभः ।।2.42.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| utthāsyati | उत्थास्यति | will rise | verb, future |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| medinyāḥ | मेदिन्याः | from the ground | genitive |
| kṛpaṇaḥ | कृपणः | pitiable | nominative adjective |
| pāṃsukuṇṭhitaḥ | पांसुकुण्ठितः | covered with dust | nominative adjective |
| viniśśvasanprasravaṇātkareṇūnāmivarṣabhaḥ | विनिश्श्वसन्प्रस्रवणात्करेणूनामिवर्षभः | sighing, like a bull elephant apart from the streams (its herd of cow-elephants) | nominative present participle + ablative + genitive + comparison + nominative |
Reference: 2.42.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa