Shloka 73.16Unverified draft
सोऽहं कथमिमं भारं महाधुर्यसमुद्धृतम् । दम्यो धुरमिवासाद्य सहेयं केन चौजसा ।।2.73.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| so'haṃ | सोऽहं | I, that one | nominative adjective + nominative |
| kathamimaṃ | कथमिमं | how, this | interrogative + accusative adjective |
| bhāraṃ | भारं | burden | accusative |
| mahādhuryasamuddhṛtam | महाधुर्यसमुद्धृतम् | borne aloft by a great draught-ox | accusative adjective |
| damyo | दम्यो | an untamed calf | nominative |
| dhuramivāsādya | धुरमिवासाद्य | having come upon the yoke, as it were | accusative + particle + gerund |
| saheyaṃ | सहेयं | should I bear | verb, optative |
| kena | केन | by what | instrumental interrogative |
| caujasā | चौजसा | and by strength | conjunction + instrumental |
Reference: 2.73.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa