Shloka 8.21Unverified draft
अनर्थदर्शिनी मौर्ख्यान्नात्मानमवबुध्यसे। शोकव्यसनविस्तीर्णे मज्जन्ती दुःखसागरे ।।2.8.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| anarthadarśinī | अनर्थदर्शिनी | not perceiving the danger | nominative adjective |
| maurkhyāt | मौर्ख्यात् | out of folly | ablative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ātmānam | आत्मानम् | yourself | accusative |
| avabudhyase | अवबुध्यसे | you perceive | verb, present |
| śokavyasanavistīrṇe | शोकव्यसनविस्तीर्णे | vast with sorrow and calamity | locative adjective |
| majjantī | मज्जन्ती | sinking | nominative present participle |
| duḥkhasāgare | दुःखसागरे | in an ocean of sorrow | locative |
Reference: 2.8.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa