Shloka 100.4Unverified draft
क्व नु तेऽभूत्पिता तात यदरण्यं त्वमागतः । न हि त्वं जीवतस्तस्य वनमागन्तुमर्हसि ।।2.100.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kva | क्व | where | interrogative adverb |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| te'bhūtpitā | तेऽभूत्पिता | was your father | genitive + verb, past + nominative |
| tāta | तात | dear one | vocative |
| yadaraṇyaṃ | यदरण्यं | that, to the forest | relative accusative + accusative |
| tvamāgataḥ | त्वमागतः | you have come | nominative + nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tvaṃ | त्वं | you | nominative |
| jīvatastasya | जीवतस्तस्य | while he lives | genitive present participle + genitive adjective |
| vanamāgantumarhasi | वनमागन्तुमर्हसि | ought to come to the forest | accusative + infinitive + verb, present |
Reference: 2.100.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa