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Shloka 43.8Unverified draft

ते रत्नहीनास्तरुणाः फलकाले विवासिताः । कथं वत्स्यन्ति कृपणाः फलमूलैः कृताशनाः ।।2.43.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
teतेtheynominative
ratnahīnāstaruṇāḥरत्नहीनास्तरुणाःdeprived of jewels, youngnominative adjective
phalakāleफलकालेin the season of fruitlocative
vivāsitāḥविवासिताःexilednominative adjective
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative
vatsyantiवत्स्यन्तिwill they dwellverb, future
kṛpaṇāḥकृपणाःpitiablenominative adjective
phalamūlaiḥफलमूलैःon fruits and rootsinstrumental
kṛtāśanāḥकृताशनाःhaving made their foodnominative adjective

Reference: 2.43.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa