Shloka 73.8Unverified draft
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिते । दुष्करं यदि जीवेतां प्राप्य त्वां जननीं मम ।।2.73.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sumitrā | सुमित्रा | Sumitra | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| putraśokābhipīḍite | पुत्रशोकाभिपीडिते | afflicted with grief for their sons | vocative adjective |
| duṣkaraṃ | दुष्करं | hard | nominative adjective |
| yadi | यदि | if | conditional particle |
| jīvetāṃ | जीवेतां | the two might live | verb, optative, dual |
| prāpya | प्राप्य | having obtained | gerund |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| jananīṃ | जननीं | as mother | accusative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
Reference: 2.73.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa