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Shloka 66.24Unverified draft

निशा चन्द्रविहीनेव स्त्रीव भर्तृविवर्जिता । पुरी नाराजतायोध्या हीना राज्ञा महात्मना ।।2.66.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
niśāनिशाthe nightnominative
candravihīnevaचन्द्रविहीनेवlike one bereft of the moonnominative adjective + particle, simile
strīvaस्त्रीवlike a womannominative + particle, simile
bhartṛvivarjitāभर्तृविवर्जिताbereft of a husbandnominative adjective
purīपुरीthe citynominative
nārājatāyodhyāनाराजतायोध्याdid not shine, Ayodhyanegation + verb, past + nominative
hīnāहीनाbereftnominative adjective
rājñāराज्ञाof the kinginstrumental
mahātmanāमहात्मनाthe great-souled oneinstrumental adjective

Reference: 2.66.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa