Shloka 47.17Unverified draft

चकार तद्वचस्तस्या मम भर्ता दृढव्रतः । दद्यान्न प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सत्यं ब्रूयान्न चानृतम् ।।3.47.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
cakāra tadvacastasyā mama bhartā dṛḍhavrataḥचकार तद्वचस्तस्या मम भर्ता दृढव्रतःmy husband, firm in his vows, carried out her wordverb + accusative pronoun + accusative object + genitive pronoun + genitive pronoun + nominative subject + nominative compound adjective
dadyānna pratigṛhṇīyātsatyaṃ brūyānna cānṛtamदद्यान्न प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सत्यं ब्रूयान्न चानृतम्he would give, not receive; he would speak the truth, never falsehoodoptative verb + negation + optative verb + accusative + optative verb + negation + particle + accusative

Reference: 3.47.17 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa