Shloka 105.30Unverified draft

एवं पूर्वैर्गतो मार्गः पितृपैतामहो ध्रुवः । तमापन्नः कथं शोचेद्यस्य नास्ति व्यतिक्रमः ।।2.105.30।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
evaṃएवंthusadverb
pūrvairgatoपूर्वैर्गतोgone by our forefathersinstrumental adjective + nominative adjective
mārgaḥमार्गःthe pathnominative
pitṛpaitāmahoपितृपैतामहोbelonging to father and grandfathernominative adjective
dhruvaḥध्रुवःcertain, fixednominative adjective
tamāpannaḥतमापन्नःhaving entered upon thataccusative adjective + nominative adjective
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative
śocedyasyaशोचेद्यस्यshould he grieve, of whichverb, optative + genitive
nāstiनास्तिthere is notnegation + verb, present
vyatikramaḥव्यतिक्रमःany transgression, evasionnominative

Reference: 2.105.30 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa