Shloka 48.7Unverified draft
किं नु तेषां गृहैः कार्यं किं दारैः किं धनेन वा । पुत्रैर्वा किं सुखैर्वाऽपि ये न पश्यन्ति राघवम् ।।2.48.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| teṣāṃ | तेषां | of them | genitive |
| gṛhaiḥ | गृहैः | with houses | instrumental |
| kāryaṃ | कार्यं | use, purpose | nominative |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| dāraiḥ | दारैः | with wives | instrumental |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| dhanena | धनेन | with wealth | instrumental |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| putrairvā | पुत्रैर्वा | or with sons | instrumental + conjunction |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| sukhairvā'pi | सुखैर्वाऽपि | or even with comforts | instrumental + conjunction + particle |
| ye | ये | who | relative pronoun |
| na | न | not | negation |
| paśyanti | पश्यन्ति | see | verb, present |
| rāghavam | राघवम् | Rama | accusative |
Reference: 2.48.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa