Shloka 77.18Unverified draft

किं मे जीवितसामर्थ्यं प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् । हीनो भ्रात्रा च पित्रा च शून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम् ।।2.77.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kiṃकिंwhatinterrogative
meमेmygenitive
jīvitasāmarthyaṃजीवितसामर्थ्यंthe use of livingnominative
pravekṣyāmiप्रवेक्ष्यामिI shall enterverb, future
hutāśanamहुताशनम्into the fireaccusative
hīnoहीनोbereftnominative adjective
bhrātrāभ्रात्राof a brotherinstrumental
caचandconjunction
pitrāपित्राof a fatherinstrumental
caचandconjunction
śūnyāmikṣvākupālitāmशून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम्the desolate one, ruled by the Ikshvakusaccusative adjective + accusative adjective

Reference: 2.77.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa