Shloka 57.22Unverified draft
यथा च मन्ये दुर्जीवमेवं न सुकरं ध्रुवम् । आच्छिद्य पुत्रे निर्याते कौसल्या यत्र जीवति ।।2.57.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| durjīvamevaṃ | दुर्जीवमेवं | life is thus hard to bear | nominative adjective + adverb |
| na | न | not | negation |
| sukaraṃ | सुकरं | easy | nominative adjective |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | certainly | adverb |
| ācchidya | आच्छिद्य | having been separated, torn away | gerund |
| putre | पुत्रे | when the son | locative absolute |
| niryāte | निर्याते | has departed | locative absolute |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| yatra | यत्र | how | adverb |
| jīvati | जीवति | lives | verb, present |
Reference: 2.57.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa