Shloka 43.9Unverified draft
सा कथञ्चिन्महीं गन्तुं नाशक्नोद्यत्नमास्थिता।।1.43.8।। नैव निर्गमनं लेभे जटामण्डलमोहिता।
Meaning
Try as she might, she could not reach the earth; bewildered within the mass of matted locks, she found no way out.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā kathañcit mahīm gantum | सा कथञ्चित् महीम् गन्तुम् | she, though striving, to reach the earth | Nominative / Adverbial / Accusative / Infinitive |
| na aśaknot yatnam āsthitā | न अशक्नोत् यत्नम् आस्थिता | could not, though she strove | Verb (imperfect, negated) / Accusative / Nominative |
| na eva nirgamanam lebhe | न एव निर्गमनम् लेभे | found no way out at all | Negation / Accusative / Verb (perfect, middle) |
| jaṭā-maṇḍala-mohitā | जटा-मण्डल-मोहिता | bewildered within the mass of matted locks | Nominative singular |
Reference: 1.43.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa