Shloka 2.39Unverified draft

भूताश्चार्था विपद्यन्ते देशकालविरोधिताः । विक्लवं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा ।।5.2.39।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhūtāścārthā vipadyante deśakālavirodhitāḥभूताश्चार्था विपद्यन्ते देशकालविरोधिताःeven matters already accomplished fail when at odds with place and timenominative plural participle + particle + nominative plural + verb plural + nominative plural compound participle
viklavaṃ dūtamāsādya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathāविक्लवं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथाfalling into the hands of a bungling messenger, like darkness at sunriseaccusative adjective + accusative + gerund + nominative + locative compound + particle

Reference: 5.2.39 · Sundara Kāṇḍa