Shloka 68.17Unverified draft

राज्येन नास्ति मे कार्यं किं करिष्यामि सीतया । कुम्भकर्णविहीनस्य जीविते नास्ति मे रतिः ।।6.68.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rājyena nāsti me kāryaṃ kiṃ kariṣyāmi sītayāराज्येन नास्ति मे कार्यं किं करिष्यामि सीतयाI have no use for the kingdom; what shall I do with Sītā?instrumental + negation + verb + genitive pronoun + nominative gerundive + interrogative + future verb + instrumental name
kumbhakarṇavihīnasya jīvite nāsti me ratiḥकुम्भकर्णविहीनस्य जीविते नास्ति मे रतिःbereft of Kumbhakarṇa, I have no delight in lifegenitive compound adjective + locative + negation + verb + genitive pronoun + nominative

Reference: 6.68.17 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa