Shloka 31.17Unverified draft
अल्पपुण्ये निवृत्तार्थे मूढे पण्डितमानिनि । शृणु भर्तृवधं सीते घोरं वृत्रवधं यथा ।।6.31.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpapuṇye nivṛttārthe mūḍhe paṇḍitamānini | अल्पपुण्ये निवृत्तार्थे मूढे पण्डितमानिनि | you of little merit, whose aims are lost, foolish, thinking yourself wise | vocative compound adjectives + vocative + vocative compound |
| śṛṇu bhartṛvadhaṃ sīte ghoraṃ vṛtravadhaṃ yathā | शृणु भर्तृवधं सीते घोरं वृत्रवधं यथा | hear, Sītā, of your husband's dreadful killing, like the killing of Vṛtra | imperative + accusative compound + vocative name + accusative adjective + accusative compound + particle |
Reference: 6.31.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa