Shloka 43.17Unverified draft
निस्संशयं मया मन्ये पुरा वीर कदर्यया । पातुकामेषु वत्सेषु मातृणां शातिताः स्तनाः ।।2.43.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nissaṃśayaṃ | निस्संशयं | without doubt | adverb |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| vīra | वीर | O hero | vocative |
| kadaryayā | कदर्यया | by a stingy, miserly woman | instrumental adjective |
| pātukāmeṣu | पातुकामेषु | desiring to drink | locative adjective |
| vatseṣu | वत्सेषु | when the calves | locative |
| mātṛṇāṃ | मातृणां | of the mothers | genitive |
| śātitāḥ | शातिताः | were cut off, withheld | nominative adjective |
| stanāḥ | स्तनाः | breasts | nominative |
Reference: 2.43.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa