Shloka 74.11Unverified draft
असौम्या: पक्षिणो घोरा मृगाश्चापि प्रदक्षिणा:। किमिदं हृदयोत्कम्पि मनो मम विषीदति।
Meaning
'These birds are ill-omened and frightening, though the deer move to my right — why does my heart tremble and my mind sink?'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asaumyāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ ghorā | असौम्याः पक्षिणः घोरा | the birds are inauspicious, terrible | Nominative plural (x3) |
| mṛgāḥ ca api pradakṣiṇāḥ | मृगाः च अपि प्रदक्षिणाः | and the deer too go clockwise | Nominative plural / Adverbial / Adverbial / Nominative plural |
| kim idam hṛdaya-utkampi | किम् इदम् हृदय-उत्कम्पि | what is this heart-trembling | Interrogative / Nominative / Nominative |
| manaḥ mama viṣīdati | मनः मम विषीदति | my mind sinks | Nominative / Genitive / Verb (present) |
Reference: 1.74.11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa