Shloka 72.37Unverified draft
इमां तु पश्चिमां वाचं व्याजहार पिता तव । कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तः पाशैरिव महागजः ।।2.72.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imāṃ | इमां | this | accusative adjective |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| paścimāṃ | पश्चिमां | final, last | accusative adjective |
| vācaṃ | वाचं | speech | accusative |
| vyājahāra | व्याजहार | uttered | verb, past |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| tava | तव | your | genitive |
| kāladharmaparikṣiptaḥ | कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तः | seized by the law of time, death | nominative adjective |
| pāśairiva | पाशैरिव | as though by nooses | instrumental + particle |
| mahāgajaḥ | महागजः | a great elephant | nominative |
Reference: 2.72.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa