Shloka 2.38Unverified draft

न विनश्येत्कथं कार्यं रामस्य विदितात्मनः । एकामेकश्च पश्येयं रहिते जनकात्मजाम् ।।5.2.38।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
na vinaśyetkathaṃ kāryaṃ rāmasya viditātmanaḥन विनश्येत्कथं कार्यं रामस्य विदितात्मनःhow can the cause of Rāma, the self-knowing, not be ruinednegation + optative verb + interrogative + nominative + genitive name + genitive compound adjective
ekāmekaśca paśyeyaṃ rahite janakātmajāmएकामेकश्च पश्येयं रहिते जनकात्मजाम्and how may I, alone, see Janaka's daughter alone, in a secluded place?accusative adjective + nominative adjective + particle + optative verb + locative participle + accusative compound

Reference: 5.2.38 · Sundara Kāṇḍa