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)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
aśubhāśaṅkiअशुभाशङ्किapprehending misfortunenominative adjective
hṛdayaṃहृदयंheartnominative
śīlaṃशीलंdispositionnominative
caचandconjunction
patatīvaपततीवseems to fall, sinkverb, present + particle
meमेmygenitive
śrutāश्रुताhave been heardnominative adjective
noनोby usinstrumental
yādṛśāḥयादृशाःsuch asnominative adjective
pūrvaṃपूर्वंformerlyadverb
nṛpatīnāṃनृपतीनांof kingsgenitive
vināśaneविनाशनेat their destruction, passinglocative

Reference: 2.71.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa