Shloka 10.33Unverified draft
अवध्यो वध्यतां को वा कोवा वध्यः विमुच्यताम्। दरिद्रः को भवेदाढ्यो द्रव्यवान् वाऽप्यकिञ्चनः ।।2.10.33।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| avadhyaḥ | अवध्यः | one not deserving death | nominative adjective |
| vadhyatām | वध्यताम् | let him be slain | verb, passive imperative |
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vadhyaḥ | वध्यः | one deserving death | nominative adjective |
| vimucyatām | विमुच्यताम् | let him be released | verb, passive imperative |
| daridraḥ | दरिद्रः | the poor man | nominative |
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| bhavet | भवेत् | may become | verb, optative |
| āḍhyaḥ | आढ्यः | wealthy | nominative adjective |
| dravyavān | द्रव्यवान् | possessed of riches | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| akiñcanaḥ | अकिञ्चनः | destitute | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.10.33 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa