Shloka 42.6Unverified draft
कथं गङ्गावतरणं कथं तेषां जलक्रिया। तारयेयं कथं चैतानिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत्।।1.42.6।।
Meaning
How shall Ganga descend, how shall their water rite be performed, how shall I deliver them — thus he became consumed with worry.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| katham gaṅgā-avataraṇam | कथम् गङ्गा-अवतरणम् | how [is] the descent of Ganga | Adverbial / Nominative |
| katham teṣām jala-kriyā | कथम् तेषाम् जल-क्रिया | how the water-rite for them | Adverbial / Genitive / Nominative |
| tārayeyam katham ca etān | तारयेयम् कथम् च एतान् | how might I deliver them | Verb (optative) / Adverbial / Accusative |
| iti cintā-paraḥ abhavat | इति चिन्ता-परः अभवत् | thus he became absorbed in anxious thought | Quotation / Nominative / Verb (imperfect) |
Reference: 1.42.6 · Bāla Kāṇḍa