Shloka 53.24Unverified draft
अल्पभाग्या हि मे माता कौसल्या रहिता मया । शेते परमदुःखार्ता पतिता शोकसागरे ।।2.53.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpabhāgyā | अल्पभाग्या | of scant fortune | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| mātā | माता | mother | nominative |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| rahitā | रहिता | bereft | nominative adjective |
| mayā | मया | of me | instrumental |
| śete | शेते | lies down | verb, present |
| paramaduḥkhārtā | परमदुःखार्ता | afflicted with the deepest sorrow | nominative adjective |
| patitā | पतिता | fallen | nominative adjective |
| śokasāgare | शोकसागरे | in an ocean of grief | locative |
Reference: 2.53.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa