Shloka 47.12Unverified draft
इतीव बहुधा वाचो बाहुमुद्यम्य ते जनाः । विलपन्ति स्म दुःखर्ता विवत्सा इव धेनवः ।।2.47.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| itīva | इतीव | thus, as it were | particle |
| bahudhā | बहुधा | in many ways | adverb |
| vāco | वाचो | words | accusative |
| bāhumudyamya | बाहुमुद्यम्य | having raised their arms | accusative + gerund |
| te | ते | those | nominative |
| janāḥ | जनाः | people | nominative |
| vilapanti | विलपन्ति | lament | verb, present |
| sma | स्म | indeed | particle |
| duḥkhartā | दुःखर्ता | afflicted with sorrow | nominative adjective |
| vivatsā | विवत्सा | deprived of their young | nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| dhenavaḥ | धेनवः | cows | nominative |
Reference: 2.47.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa