Shloka 47.7Unverified draft
इहैव निधनं यामो महाप्रस्थानमेव वा । रामेण रहितानां हि किमर्थं जीवितं हि नः ।।2.47.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ihaiva | इहैव | here itself | adverb |
| nidhanaṃ | निधनं | death | accusative |
| yāmo | यामो | let us go to | verb, present/imperative |
| mahāprasthānameva | महाप्रस्थानमेव | or the great final journey (of renunciation) | accusative + particle |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | by, from Rama | instrumental |
| rahitānāṃ | रहितानां | of those bereft | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| kimarthaṃ | किमर्थं | for what purpose | interrogative |
| jīvitaṃ | जीवितं | life | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| naḥ | नः | our | genitive |
Reference: 2.47.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa