Shloka 21.23Unverified draft
अन्यथा त्वं हि कुर्वाणो वधं प्राप्स्यसि रावण । वर्जयेद्वज्रमुत्सृष्टं वर्जयेदन्तकश्चिरम् ।।5.21.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| anyathā tvaṃ hi kurvāṇo vadhaṃ prāpsyasi rāvaṇa | अन्यथा त्वं हि कुर्वाणो वधं प्राप्स्यसि रावण | if you act otherwise, Rāvaṇa, you will meet your death | adverb + nominative pronoun + particle + present participle + accusative + future verb + vocative name |
| varjayedvajramutsṛṣṭaṃ varjayedantakaściram | वर्जयेद्वज्रमुत्सृष्टं वर्जयेदन्तकश्चिरम् | a hurled thunderbolt might spare you; Death might spare you for long | optative verb + nominative + past participle + optative verb + nominative + adverb |
Reference: 5.21.23 · Sundara Kāṇḍa