Shloka 73.2Unverified draft
किं नु कार्यं हतस्येह मम राज्येन शोचतः । विहीनस्याथ पित्रा च भ्रात्रा पितृसमेन च ।।2.73.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| kāryaṃ | कार्यं | use, purpose | nominative |
| hatasyeha | हतस्येह | of me, slain, here | genitive adjective + adverb |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| rājyena | राज्येन | with the kingdom | instrumental |
| śocataḥ | शोचतः | grieving | genitive present participle |
| vihīnasyātha | विहीनस्याथ | and, deprived | genitive adjective + adverb |
| pitrā | पित्रा | of father | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhrātrā | भ्रात्रा | of brother | instrumental |
| pitṛsamena | पितृसमेन | who is equal to a father | instrumental adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.73.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa