Shloka 59.20Unverified draft

भवितव्यतया नूनमिदं वा व्यसनं महत् । कुलस्यास्य विनाशाय प्राप्तं सूत यदृच्छया ।।2.59.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhavitavyatayāभवितव्यतयाas an inevitable, fated occurrenceinstrumental
nūnamidaṃनूनमिदंsurely thisadverb + nominative adjective
vāवाorconjunction
vyasanaṃव्यसनंcalamitynominative
mahatमहत्greatnominative adjective
kulasyāsyaकुलस्यास्यof this lineagegenitive + genitive adjective
vināśāyaविनाशायfor the destructiondative
prāptaṃप्राप्तंhas comenominative adjective
sūtaसूतO charioteervocative
yadṛcchayāयदृच्छयाby chanceinstrumental

Reference: 2.59.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa