Shloka 86.16Unverified draft
जीवेदपि हि मे माता शत्रुघ्नस्यान्ववेक्षया । दुःखिता या तु कौसल्या वीरसूर्विनशिष्यति ।।2.86.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jīvedapi | जीवेदपि | may even live | verb, optative + particle |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| mātā | माता | mother | nominative |
| śatrughnasyānvavekṣayā | शत्रुघ्नस्यान्ववेक्षया | for the sake of regard for Shatrughna | genitive + instrumental |
| duḥkhitā | दुःखिता | grieving | nominative adjective |
| yā | या | who | relative nominative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| vīrasūrvinaśiṣyati | वीरसूर्विनशिष्यति | the mother of the hero will perish | nominative adjective + verb, future |
Reference: 2.86.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa