Shloka 12.8Unverified draft
अदृष्ट्वा किं प्रवक्ष्यामि तामहं जनकात्मजाम् । ध्रुवं प्रायमुपैष्यन्ति कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने ।।5.12.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adṛṣṭvā kiṃ pravakṣyāmi tāmahaṃ janakātmajām | अदृष्ट्वा किं प्रवक्ष्यामि तामहं जनकात्मजाम् | not having seen Janaka's daughter, what shall I say? | negative gerund + interrogative + future verb + accusative pronoun + nominative pronoun + accusative compound |
| dhruvaṃ prāyamupaiṣyanti kālasya vyativartane | ध्रुवं प्रायमुपैष्यन्ति कालस्य व्यतिवर्तने | surely they will fast unto death, since the time has passed | adverb + accusative + future verb plural + genitive + locative |
Reference: 5.12.8 · Sundara Kāṇḍa