Shloka 72.17Unverified draft
हा हतोऽस्मीति कृपणां दीनां वाचमुदीरयन् । निपपात महाबाहुर्बाहुं विक्षिप्य वीर्यवान् ।।2.72.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| hā | हा | alas | exclamation |
| hato'smīti | हतोऽस्मीति | 'I am slain,' thus | nominative adjective + verb, present + particle |
| kṛpaṇāṃ | कृपणां | pitiable | accusative adjective |
| dīnāṃ | दीनां | wretched | accusative adjective |
| vācamudīrayan | वाचमुदीरयन् | uttering speech | accusative + present participle |
| nipapāta | निपपात | fell down | verb, past |
| mahābāhurbāhuṃ | महाबाहुर्बाहुं | the mighty-armed one, his arms | nominative adjective + accusative |
| vikṣipya | विक्षिप्य | having flung out | gerund |
| vīryavān | वीर्यवान् | the valiant one | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.72.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa