Shloka 52.39Unverified draft
कथं हि त्वद्विहीनोऽहं प्रतियास्यामि तां पुरीम् । तव तावद्वियोगेन पुत्र शोकाकुलामिव ।।2.52.39।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tvadvihīno'haṃ | त्वद्विहीनोऽहं | I, bereft of you | nominative adjective + nominative |
| pratiyāsyāmi | प्रतियास्यामि | shall return | verb, future |
| tāṃ | तां | to that | accusative adjective |
| purīm | पुरीम् | city | accusative |
| tava | तव | your | genitive |
| tāvadviyogena | तावद्वियोगेन | by this separation | adverb + instrumental |
| putra | पुत्र | O son, dear one | vocative |
| śokākulāmiva | शोकाकुलामिव | as though overwhelmed with grief | accusative adjective + comparison |
Reference: 2.52.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa