Shloka 74.21Unverified draft
भयं कच्चिन्न चास्मासु कुतश्चिद्विद्यते महत् । कुतोनिमित्तः शोकस्ते ब्रूहि सर्वहितैषिणि ।।2.74.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhayaṃ | भयं | fear | nominative |
| kaccinna | कच्चिन्न | is there not, surely | interrogative particle + negation |
| cāsmāsu | चास्मासु | and toward us | conjunction + locative |
| kutaścidvidyate | कुतश्चिद्विद्यते | does there exist from anywhere | ablative + verb, passive present |
| mahat | महत् | great | nominative adjective |
| kutonimittaḥ | कुतोनिमित्तः | from what cause | ablative interrogative + nominative adjective |
| śokaste | शोकस्ते | your grief | nominative + genitive |
| brūhi | ब्रूहि | tell | verb, imperative |
| sarvahitaiṣiṇi | सर्वहितैषिणि | O well-wisher of all | vocative adjective |
Reference: 2.74.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa