Shloka 14.23Unverified draft
अपत्यं तु मृगाः सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम । ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायाः सृमराश्चमरास्तथा ।।3.14.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| apatyaṃ tu mṛgāḥ sarve mṛgyā naravarottama | अपत्यं तु मृगाः सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम | and all deer are the offspring of Mṛgī, O best of men | nominative subject + adjective + genitive + vocative |
| ṛkṣāśca mṛgamandāyāḥ sṛmarāścamarāstathā | ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायाः सृमराश्चमरास्तथा | and bears, of Mṛgamandā, and sṛmara-antelopes and yaks likewise | nominative subject, list + genitive |
Reference: 3.14.23 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa