Shloka 42.30Unverified draft
पुत्रद्वयविहीनं च स्नुषयाऽपि विवर्जितम् । अपश्यद्भवनं राजा नष्टचन्द्रमिवाम्बरम् ।।2.42.30।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| putradvayavihīnaṃ | पुत्रद्वयविहीनं | deprived of the two sons | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| snuṣayā'pi | स्नुषयाऽपि | even by the daughter-in-law | instrumental + particle |
| vivarjitam | विवर्जितम् | abandoned, left | accusative adjective |
| apaśyadbhavanaṃ | अपश्यद्भवनं | he saw the dwelling | verb, past + accusative |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| naṣṭacandramivāmbaram | नष्टचन्द्रमिवाम्बरम् | like the sky bereft of the moon | accusative adjective + comparison |
Reference: 2.42.30 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa