Shloka 53.24Unverified draft

अल्पभाग्या हि मे माता कौसल्या रहिता मया । शेते परमदुःखार्ता पतिता शोकसागरे ।।2.53.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
alpabhāgyāअल्पभाग्याof scant fortunenominative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
meमेmygenitive
mātāमाताmothernominative
kausalyāकौसल्याKausalyanominative
rahitāरहिताbereftnominative adjective
mayāमयाof meinstrumental
śeteशेतेlies downverb, present
paramaduḥkhārtāपरमदुःखार्ताafflicted with the deepest sorrownominative adjective
patitāपतिताfallennominative adjective
śokasāgareशोकसागरेin an ocean of grieflocative

Reference: 2.53.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa