Shloka 73.4Unverified draft
कुलस्य त्वमभावाय कालरात्रिरिवागता । अङ्गारमुपगूह्य स्म पिता मे नावबुद्धवान् ।।2.73.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kulasya | कुलस्य | of the family | genitive |
| tvamabhāvāya | त्वमभावाय | you, for the destruction | nominative + dative |
| kālarātririvāgatā | कालरात्रिरिवागता | have come like the night of doom | nominative adjective + particle + nominative adjective |
| aṅgāramupagūhya | अङ्गारमुपगूह्य | having embraced a live coal | accusative + gerund |
| sma | स्म | indeed | particle |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| nāvabuddhavān | नावबुद्धवान् | did not perceive, realize | negation + nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.73.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa