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Shloka 42.33Unverified draft

अथ रात्र्यां प्रपन्नायां कालरात्र्यामिवात्मनः । अर्धरात्रे दशरथः कौसल्यामिदमब्रवीत् ।।2.42.33।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
athaअथthenadverb
rātryāṃरात्र्यांwhen the nightlocative
prapannāyāṃप्रपन्नायांhad come onlocative adjective
kālarātryāmivātmanaḥकालरात्र्यामिवात्मनःlike the night of death, of his ownlocative + comparison + genitive
ardharātreअर्धरात्रेat midnightlocative
daśarathaḥदशरथःDasharathanominative
kausalyāmidamabravītकौसल्यामिदमब्रवीत्said this to Kausalyaaccusative + accusative + verb, past

Reference: 2.42.33 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa