Shloka 73.3Unverified draft
दुःखे मे दुःखमकरोर्व्रणे क्षारमिवादधाः । राजानं प्रेतभावस्थं कृत्वा रामं च तापसम् ।।2.73.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| duḥkhe | दुःखे | in sorrow | locative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| duḥkhamakarorvraṇe | दुःखमकरोर्व्रणे | you made sorrow, on a wound | accusative + verb, past + locative |
| kṣāramivādadhāḥ | क्षारमिवादधाः | as though you placed salt | accusative + particle + verb, past |
| rājānaṃ | राजानं | the king | accusative |
| pretabhāvasthaṃ | प्रेतभावस्थं | gone to the state of the departed | accusative adjective |
| kṛtvā | कृत्वा | having made | gerund |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rama | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tāpasam | तापसम् | an ascetic | accusative |
Reference: 2.73.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa