Shloka 73.18Unverified draft
न मे विकाङ्क्षा जायेत त्यक्तुं त्वां पापनिश्चयाम् । यदि रामस्य नावेक्षा त्वयि स्यान्मातृवत्सदा ।।2.73.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| vikāṅkṣā | विकाङ्क्षा | desire, wish | nominative |
| jāyeta | जायेत | would arise | verb, optative |
| tyaktuṃ | त्यक्तुं | to abandon | infinitive |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| pāpaniścayām | पापनिश्चयाम् | of wicked resolve | accusative adjective |
| yadi | यदि | if | conditional particle |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | genitive |
| nāvekṣā | नावेक्षा | there were no regard | negation + nominative |
| tvayi | त्वयि | toward you | locative |
| syānmātṛvatsadā | स्यान्मातृवत्सदा | would be, ever, as toward a mother | verb, optative + adverb + adverb |
Reference: 2.73.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa