Shloka 60.3Unverified draft
निवर्तय रथं शीघ्रं दण्डकान्नय मामपि । अथ तान्नानुगच्छामि गमिष्यामि यमक्षयम् ।।2.60.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nivartaya | निवर्तय | turn back | verb, causative imperative |
| rathaṃ | रथं | the chariot | accusative |
| śīghraṃ | शीघ्रं | quickly | adverb |
| daṇḍakān | दण्डकान् | to the Dandaka forest | accusative |
| naya | नय | take | verb, imperative |
| māmapi | मामपि | me too | accusative + particle |
| atha | अथ | or | conjunction |
| tānnānugacchāmi | तान्नानुगच्छामि | if I do not go after them | accusative + negation + verb, present |
| gamiṣyāmi | गमिष्यामि | I shall go | verb, future |
| yamakṣayam | यमक्षयम् | to the abode of Yama, death | accusative |
Reference: 2.60.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa