Shloka 30.40Unverified draft
लङ्घनं च समुद्रस्य कथं नु न वृथा भवेत् । कथं नु खलु वाक्यं मे शृणुयान्नोद्विजेत वा ।।5.30.40।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| laṅghanaṃ ca samudrasya kathaṃ nu na vṛthā bhavet | लङ्घनं च समुद्रस्य कथं नु न वृथा भवेत् | and how may the leap across the ocean not be in vain | nominative + particle + genitive + interrogative + particle + negation + adverb + optative verb |
| kathaṃ nu khalu vākyaṃ me śṛṇuyānnodvijeta vā | कथं नु खलु वाक्यं मे शृणुयान्नोद्विजेत वा | how may she hear my words and not be frightened?' | interrogative + particles + accusative + genitive pronoun + optative verb + negation + optative verb + particle |
Reference: 5.30.40 · Sundara Kāṇḍa