Shloka 13.19Unverified draft
कथं नु खलु कर्तव्यं विषमं प्रतिभाति मे । अस्मिन्नेवं गते कार्ये प्राप्तकालं क्षमं च किम् ।।5.13.19।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyaṃ viṣamaṃ pratibhāti me | कथं नु खलु कर्तव्यं विषमं प्रतिभाति मे | what indeed should be done? It seems hard to me | interrogative + particles + gerundive + nominative adjective + verb + dative pronoun |
| asminnevaṃ gate kārye prāptakālaṃ kṣamaṃ ca kim | अस्मिन्नेवं गते कार्ये प्राप्तकालं क्षमं च किम् | with the matter come to this, what would be timely and proper?' | locative absolute pronoun + adverb + locative participle + locative + nominative compound adjective + nominative adjective + particle + interrogative |
Reference: 5.13.19 · Sundara Kāṇḍa