Shloka 63.30Unverified draft
ऋषेर्हि न्यस्तदण्डस्य वने वन्येन जीवतः । कथं नु शस्त्रेण वधो मद्विधस्य विधीयते ।।2.63.30।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣerhi | ऋषेर्हि | for of a sage indeed | genitive + particle |
| nyastadaṇḍasya | न्यस्तदण्डस्य | who has laid aside violence | genitive adjective |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| vanyena | वन्येन | on forest produce | instrumental |
| jīvataḥ | जीवतः | living | genitive present participle |
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative adverb |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| śastreṇa | शस्त्रेण | by a weapon | instrumental |
| vadho | वधो | killing | nominative |
| madvidhasya | मद्विधस्य | of one such as me | genitive adjective |
| vidhīyate | विधीयते | is ordained, decreed | verb, passive present |
Reference: 2.63.30 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa