Shloka 102.12Unverified draft
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणं रणपांसुषु । किं मे राज्येन किं प्राणैर्युद्धे कार्यं न विद्यते । यत्रायं निहतः शेते रणमूर्धनि लक्ष्मणः ।।6.102.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇaṃ raṇapāṃsuṣu | भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणं रणपांसुषु | seeing my brother Lakṣmaṇa struck down in the dust of battle | accusative + accusative participle + gerund + accusative name + locative compound |
| kiṃ me rājyena kiṃ prāṇairyuddhe kāryaṃ na vidyate | किं मे राज्येन किं प्राणैर्युद्धे कार्यं न विद्यते | what use is a kingdom to me, what use is life? there is nothing to do in battle | interrogative + genitive pronoun + instrumental + interrogative + instrumental + locative + nominative gerundive + negation + passive verb |
| yatrāyaṃ nihataḥ śete raṇamūrdhani lakṣmaṇaḥ | यत्रायं निहतः शेते रणमूर्धनि लक्ष्मणः | now that Lakṣmaṇa lies struck down at the forefront of battle | relative adverb + pronoun + past participle + verb + locative compound + nominative name |
Reference: 6.102.12 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa