Shloka 63.36Unverified draft

तं गिरं करुणां श्रुत्वा मम धर्मानुकाङ्क्षिणः । कराभ्यां सशरं चापं व्यथितस्यापतत्भुवि ।।2.63.36।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
taṃतंthataccusative adjective
giraṃगिरंspeechaccusative
karuṇāṃकरुणांpitifulaccusative adjective
śrutvāश्रुत्वाhaving heardgerund
mamaममmygenitive
dharmānukāṅkṣiṇaḥधर्मानुकाङ्क्षिणःwho was ever desirous of righteousnessgenitive adjective
karābhyāṃकराभ्यांfrom my two handsinstrumental dual
saśaraṃसशरंtogether with its arrowaccusative adjective
cāpaṃचापंthe bowaccusative
vyathitasyāpatatbhuviव्यथितस्यापतत्भुविfell to the ground, of me who was distressedgenitive adjective + verb, past + locative

Reference: 2.63.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa