Shloka 1.10Unverified draft
स तु नित्यं प्रशान्तात्मा मृदुपूर्वं च भाषते। उच्यमानोऽपि परुषं नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्यते ।।2.1.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| nityam | नित्यम् | always | adverb |
| praśāntātmā | प्रशान्तात्मा | of tranquil soul | nominative adjective |
| mṛdupūrvam | मृदुपूर्वम् | gently, softly first | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhāṣate | भाषते | speaks | verb, present |
| ucyamānaḥ | उच्यमानः | being spoken to | nominative present participle passive |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| paruṣam | परुषम् | harshly | adverb |
| na | न | not | negation |
| uttaram | उत्तरम् | a reply | accusative |
| pratipadyate | प्रतिपद्यते | resorts to, gives | verb, present |
Reference: 2.1.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa