Shloka 69.19Unverified draft
एतन्निमित्तं दीनोऽहं तन्न वः प्रतिपूजये । शुष्यतीव च मे कण्ठो न स्वस्थमिव मे मनः ।।2.69.19।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etannimittaṃ | एतन्निमित्तं | for this reason | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
| dīno'haṃ | दीनोऽहं | I am wretched | nominative adjective + nominative |
| tanna | तन्न | that not | nominative adjective + negation |
| vaḥ | वः | you | accusative |
| pratipūjaye | प्रतिपूजये | do I duly honor | verb, present |
| śuṣyatīva | शुष्यतीव | seems to be drying up | verb, present + particle |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| kaṇṭho | कण्ठो | throat | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| svasthamiva | स्वस्थमिव | as though at ease | nominative adjective + particle |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| manaḥ | मनः | mind | nominative |
Reference: 2.69.19 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa