Shloka 20.11Unverified draft
षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि जातस्य मम कौशिक।।1.20.10।। दु:खेनोत्पादितश्चायं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि।
Meaning
"Sixty thousand years have passed since my birth, O Kaushika, and this son was begotten only with great difficulty — you should not take Rama."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṣaṣṭiḥ varṣa-sahasrāṇi | षष्टिः वर्ष-सहस्राणि | sixty thousand years | Nominative plural |
| jātasya mama kauśika | जातस्य मम कौशिक | since my birth, O Kaushika | Genitive singular |
| duḥkhena utpāditaḥ ca ayam | दुःखेन उत्पादितः च अयम् | and this [son] was obtained with difficulty | Nominative singular |
| na rāmam netum arhasi | न रामम् नेतुम् अर्हसि | you should not take Rama | Verb (present) |
Reference: 1.20.11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa