Shloka 71.37Unverified draft
अशुभाशङ्कि हृदयं शीलं च पततीव मे । श्रुता नो यादृशाः पूर्वं नृपतीनां विनाशने ।।2.71.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aśubhāśaṅki | अशुभाशङ्कि | apprehending misfortune | nominative adjective |
| hṛdayaṃ | हृदयं | heart | nominative |
| śīlaṃ | शीलं | disposition | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| patatīva | पततीव | seems to fall, sink | verb, present + particle |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| śrutā | श्रुता | have been heard | nominative adjective |
| no | नो | by us | instrumental |
| yādṛśāḥ | यादृशाः | such as | nominative adjective |
| pūrvaṃ | पूर्वं | formerly | adverb |
| nṛpatīnāṃ | नृपतीनां | of kings | genitive |
| vināśane | विनाशने | at their destruction, passing | locative |
Reference: 2.71.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa