Shloka 77.18Unverified draft
किं मे जीवितसामर्थ्यं प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् । हीनो भ्रात्रा च पित्रा च शून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम् ।।2.77.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| jīvitasāmarthyaṃ | जीवितसामर्थ्यं | the use of living | nominative |
| pravekṣyāmi | प्रवेक्ष्यामि | I shall enter | verb, future |
| hutāśanam | हुताशनम् | into the fire | accusative |
| hīno | हीनो | bereft | nominative adjective |
| bhrātrā | भ्रात्रा | of a brother | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pitrā | पित्रा | of a father | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| śūnyāmikṣvākupālitām | शून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम् | the desolate one, ruled by the Ikshvakus | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.77.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa