Shloka 58.18Unverified draft
सशरीरो दिवं यायामिति मे सौम्यदर्शनम्। मया चेष्टं क्रतुशतं तच्च नाऽवाप्यते फलम्।।1.58.18।।
Meaning
That I might go to heaven in this very body was my gentle wish; I have performed a hundred sacrifices, yet the fruit is not attained.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa-śarīraḥ divam yāyām | स-शरीरः दिवम् यायाम् | that I might go to heaven with this very body | Nominative / Accusative / Verb (optative) |
| iti me saumya-darśanam | इति मे सौम्य-दर्शनम् | thus was my mild wish | Quotation / Genitive / Nominative |
| mayā ceṣṭam kratu-śatam | मया चेष्टम् क्रतु-शतम् | a hundred sacrifices were undertaken by me | Instrumental / Nominative / Nominative |
| tat ca na avāpyate phalam | तत् च न अवाप्यते फलम् | and yet their fruit is not obtained | Nominative / Adverbial / Negation / Verb (passive) / Nominative |
Reference: 1.58.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa