Shloka 43.17Unverified draft

निस्संशयं मया मन्ये पुरा वीर कदर्यया । पातुकामेषु वत्सेषु मातृणां शातिताः स्तनाः ।।2.43.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nissaṃśayaṃनिस्संशयंwithout doubtadverb
mayāमयाby meinstrumental
manyeमन्येI thinkverb, present
purāपुराformerlyadverb
vīraवीरO herovocative
kadaryayāकदर्ययाby a stingy, miserly womaninstrumental adjective
pātukāmeṣuपातुकामेषुdesiring to drinklocative adjective
vatseṣuवत्सेषुwhen the calveslocative
mātṛṇāṃमातृणांof the mothersgenitive
śātitāḥशातिताःwere cut off, withheldnominative adjective
stanāḥस्तनाःbreastsnominative

Reference: 2.43.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa