Shloka 103.15Unverified draft
श्रुतिस्तु खल्वियं सत्या लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मा । यदन्नः पुरुषो भवति तदन्नास्तस्य देवताः ।।2.103.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śrutistu | श्रुतिस्तु | but this saying | nominative + particle |
| khalviyaṃ | खल्वियं | indeed this | particle + nominative adjective |
| satyā | सत्या | true | nominative adjective |
| laukikī | लौकिकी | of the world, proverbial | nominative adjective |
| pratibhāti | प्रतिभाति | appears | verb, present |
| mā | मा | to me | accusative |
| yadannaḥ | यदन्नः | whose food is that of | relative nominative adjective |
| puruṣo | पुरुषो | a man | nominative |
| bhavati | भवति | is | verb, present |
| tadannāstasya | तदन्नास्तस्य | of that same food are his | nominative adjective + genitive |
| devatāḥ | देवताः | deities, ancestral spirits | nominative |
Reference: 2.103.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa