Shloka 14.23Unverified draft

अपत्यं तु मृगाः सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम । ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायाः सृमराश्चमरास्तथा ।।3.14.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
apatyaṃ tu mṛgāḥ sarve mṛgyā naravarottamaअपत्यं तु मृगाः सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तमand all deer are the offspring of Mṛgī, O best of mennominative subject + adjective + genitive + vocative
ṛkṣāśca mṛgamandāyāḥ sṛmarāścamarāstathāऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायाः सृमराश्चमरास्तथाand bears, of Mṛgamandā, and sṛmara-antelopes and yaks likewisenominative subject, list + genitive

Reference: 3.14.23 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa