Shloka 64.21Unverified draft
स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचः क्रूरं मयोक्तमघशंसिना । नाशकत्तीव्रमायासमकर्तुं भगवानृषिः ।।2.64.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| tacchrutvā | तच्छ्रुत्वा | having heard that | accusative adjective + gerund |
| vacaḥ | वचः | words | accusative |
| krūraṃ | क्रूरं | cruel, harsh | accusative adjective |
| mayoktamaghaśaṃsinā | मयोक्तमघशंसिना | spoken by me, one who proclaims sin | instrumental + accusative adjective + instrumental adjective |
| nāśakattīvramāyāsamakartuṃ | नाशकत्तीव्रमायासमकर्तुं | was unable to keep from great distress | negation + verb, past + accusative adjective + accusative + infinitive |
| bhagavānṛṣiḥ | भगवानृषिः | the holy sage | nominative |
Reference: 2.64.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa