Shloka 2.45Unverified draft

इहाहं यदि तिष्ठामि स्वेन रूपेण संवृतः । विनाशमुपयास्यामि भर्तुरर्थश्च हीयते ।।5.2.45।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ihāhaṃ yadi tiṣṭhāmi svena rūpeṇa saṃvṛtaḥइहाहं यदि तिष्ठामि स्वेन रूपेण संवृतःif I stay here, cloaked only in my own formadverb + nominative pronoun + conjunction + verb + instrumental adjective + instrumental + past participle
vināśamupayāsyāmi bharturarthaśca hīyateविनाशमुपयास्यामि भर्तुरर्थश्च हीयतेI shall meet destruction, and my master's cause will be lostaccusative + future verb + genitive + nominative + particle + passive verb

Reference: 5.2.45 · Sundara Kāṇḍa