Shloka 20.2Unverified draft
मां दृष्ट्वा नागनासोरु गूहमाना स्तनोदरम् । अदर्शनमिवात्मानं भयान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि ।।5.20.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| māṃ dṛṣṭvā nāganāsoru gūhamānā stanodaram | मां दृष्ट्वा नागनासोरु गूहमाना स्तनोदरम् | 'on seeing me, O you with thighs like an elephant's trunk, hiding your breasts and belly | accusative pronoun + gerund + vocative compound + present participle + accusative compound |
| adarśanamivātmānaṃ bhayānnetuṃ tvamicchasi | अदर्शनमिवात्मानं भयान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि | you wish out of fear to make yourself invisible, as it were | accusative + particle + accusative reflexive + ablative + infinitive + nominative pronoun + verb |
Reference: 5.20.2 · Sundara Kāṇḍa