Shloka 32.9Unverified draft
इमां ते पश्चिमावस्थां गताऽस्मि विधवा कृता । प्रथमं मरणं नार्यो भर्तुर्वैगुण्यमुच्यते ।।6.32.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imāṃ te paścimāvasthāṃ gatā'smi vidhavā kṛtā | इमां ते पश्चिमावस्थां गताऽस्मि विधवा कृता | I have come to see your last state, made a widow | accusative pronoun + genitive pronoun + accusative compound + past participle + verb + nominative + past participle |
| prathamaṃ maraṇaṃ nāryo bharturvaiguṇyamucyate | प्रथमं मरणं नार्यो भर्तुर्वैगुण्यमुच्यते | the death of a husband first is called a woman's misfortune | nominative adjective + nominative + genitive + genitive + nominative + passive verb |
Reference: 6.32.9 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa