Shloka 59.20Unverified draft
भवितव्यतया नूनमिदं वा व्यसनं महत् । कुलस्यास्य विनाशाय प्राप्तं सूत यदृच्छया ।।2.59.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhavitavyatayā | भवितव्यतया | as an inevitable, fated occurrence | instrumental |
| nūnamidaṃ | नूनमिदं | surely this | adverb + nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vyasanaṃ | व्यसनं | calamity | nominative |
| mahat | महत् | great | nominative adjective |
| kulasyāsya | कुलस्यास्य | of this lineage | genitive + genitive adjective |
| vināśāya | विनाशाय | for the destruction | dative |
| prāptaṃ | प्राप्तं | has come | nominative adjective |
| sūta | सूत | O charioteer | vocative |
| yadṛcchayā | यदृच्छया | by chance | instrumental |
Reference: 2.59.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa