Shloka 2.42Unverified draft
मयि दृष्टे तु रक्षोभी रामस्य विदितात्मनः । भवेद् व्यर्थमिदं कार्यं रावणानर्थमिच्छतः ।।5.2.42।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayi dṛṣṭe tu rakṣobhī rāmasya viditātmanaḥ | मयि दृष्टे तु रक्षोभी रामस्य विदितात्मनः | if I am seen by the rākṣasas, Rāma's, the self-knowing one's | locative absolute pronoun + locative participle + particle + instrumental plural + genitive name + genitive compound adjective |
| bhaved vyarthamidaṃ kāryaṃ rāvaṇānarthamicchataḥ | भवेद् व्यर्थमिदं कार्यं रावणानर्थमिच्छतः | this task of his, who wishes Rāvaṇa's ruin, would be fruitless | optative verb + nominative adjective + nominative pronoun + nominative + accusative compound + genitive present participle |
Reference: 5.2.42 · Sundara Kāṇḍa