Shloka 64.36Unverified draft
इमामन्धां च वृद्धां च मातरं ते तपस्विनीम् । कथं वत्स भरिष्यामि कृपणां पुत्र गर्धिनीम् ।।2.64.36।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imāmandhāṃ | इमामन्धां | this blind one | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vṛddhāṃ | वृद्धां | aged | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mātaraṃ | मातरं | mother | accusative |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| tapasvinīm | तपस्विनीम् | the ascetic woman | accusative adjective |
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative adverb |
| vatsa | वत्स | O child | vocative |
| bhariṣyāmi | भरिष्यामि | shall I support | verb, future |
| kṛpaṇāṃ | कृपणां | pitiable | accusative adjective |
| putra | पुत्र | O son | vocative |
| gardhinīm | गर्धिनीम् | longing, yearning | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.64.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa