Shloka 68.22Unverified draft
अहं तावदिह प्राप्तः किं पुनस्ते महाबलाः । न हि प्रकृष्टाः प्रेष्यन्ते प्रेष्यन्ते हीतरे जनाः ।।5.68.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ahaṃ tāvadiha prāptaḥ kiṃ punaste mahābalāḥ | अहं तावदिह प्राप्तः किं पुनस्ते महाबलाः | if I have come here, how much more those mighty ones | nominative pronoun + adverb + adverb + past participle + interrogative + adverb + nominative plural pronoun + nominative plural compound adjective |
| na hi prakṛṣṭāḥ preṣyante preṣyante hītare janāḥ | न हि प्रकृष्टाः प्रेष्यन्ते प्रेष्यन्ते हीतरे जनाः | for the best are not sent; it is the others who are sent | negation + particle + nominative plural participle + passive verb plural + passive verb plural + particle + nominative plural adjective + nominative plural |
Reference: 5.68.22 · Sundara Kāṇḍa