Shloka 21.17Unverified draft
कथं नामोपधास्यामि भुजमन्यस्य कस्यचित् । अहमौपयिकी भार्या तस्यैव वसुधापतेः ।।5.21.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ nāmopadhāsyāmi bhujamanyasya kasyacit | कथं नामोपधास्यामि भुजमन्यस्य कस्यचित् | how could I rest my head on the arm of anyone else? | interrogative + particle + future verb + accusative + genitive adjective + genitive indefinite pronoun |
| ahamaupayikī bhāryā tasyaiva vasudhāpateḥ | अहमौपयिकी भार्या तस्यैव वसुधापतेः | I am the fitting wife of that lord of the earth alone | nominative pronoun + nominative adjective + nominative + genitive pronoun + particle + genitive compound |
Reference: 5.21.17 · Sundara Kāṇḍa