Shloka 3.23Unverified draft
कस्त्वं केन च कार्येण इह प्राप्तो वनालय । कथयस्वेह यत्तत्त्वं यावत्प्राणा धरन्ति ते ।।5.3.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kastvaṃ kena ca kāryeṇa iha prāpto vanālaya | कस्त्वं केन च कार्येण इह प्राप्तो वनालय | 'who are you, and on what business have you come here, forest-dweller? | interrogative + nominative pronoun + interrogative instrumental + particle + instrumental + adverb + past participle + vocative compound |
| kathayasveha yattattvaṃ yāvatprāṇā dharanti te | कथयस्वेह यत्तत्त्वं यावत्प्राणा धरन्ति ते | tell me the truth here while your life-breaths still remain | imperative + adverb + relative pronoun + accusative + conjunction + nominative plural + verb plural + genitive pronoun |
Reference: 5.3.23 · Sundara Kāṇḍa