Shloka 52.41Unverified draft
दैन्यं हि नगरी गच्छेद्दृष्ट्वा शून्यमिमं रथम् । सूतावशेषं स्वं सैन्यं हतवीरमिवाहवे ।।2.52.41।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dainyaṃ | दैन्यं | wretchedness | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| nagarī | नगरी | the city | nominative |
| gaccheddṛṣṭvā | गच्छेद्दृष्ट्वा | would go to, having seen | verb, optative + gerund |
| śūnyamimaṃ | शून्यमिमं | this empty | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| ratham | रथम् | chariot | accusative |
| sūtāvaśeṣaṃ | सूतावशेषं | with only the charioteer remaining | accusative adjective |
| svaṃ | स्वं | own | accusative adjective |
| sainyaṃ | सैन्यं | the army | accusative |
| hatavīramivāhave | हतवीरमिवाहवे | as though its heroes had been slain in battle | accusative adjective + comparison + locative |
Reference: 2.52.41 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa