Shloka 37.3Unverified draft

ऐश्वर्ये वा सुविस्तीर्णे व्यसने वा सुदारुणे । रज्ज्वेव पुरुषं बद्ध्वा कृतान्तः परिकर्षति ।।5.37.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
aiśvarye vā suvistīrṇe vyasane vā sudāruṇeऐश्वर्ये वा सुविस्तीर्णे व्यसने वा सुदारुणेwhether in vast prosperity or in terrible misfortunelocative + particle + locative participle + locative + particle + locative adjective
rajjveva puruṣaṃ baddhvā kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣatiरज्ज्वेव पुरुषं बद्ध्वा कृतान्तः परिकर्षतिfate drags a man about, as if bound with a ropeinstrumental + particle + accusative + gerund + nominative + verb

Reference: 5.37.3 · Sundara Kāṇḍa