Shloka 13.21Unverified draft

गमिष्यामि ततः को मे पुरुषार्थो भविष्यति । ममेदं लङ्घनं व्यर्थं सागरस्य भविष्यति ।।5.13.21।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
gamiṣyāmi tataḥ ko me puruṣārtho bhaviṣyatiगमिष्यामि ततः को मे पुरुषार्थो भविष्यतिthen what will my manly achievement be?future verb + adverb + interrogative + genitive pronoun + nominative compound + future verb
mamedaṃ laṅghanaṃ vyarthaṃ sāgarasya bhaviṣyatiममेदं लङ्घनं व्यर्थं सागरस्य भविष्यतिthis leap of mine across the ocean will be in vaingenitive pronoun + nominative pronoun + nominative + nominative adjective + genitive + future verb

Reference: 5.13.21 · Sundara Kāṇḍa