Shloka 106.10Unverified draft

कथं दशरथाज्जातः शुद्धाभिजनकर्मणः । जानन् धर्ममधर्मिष्ठं कुर्यां कर्म जुगुप्सितम् ।।2.106.10।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative
daśarathājjātaḥदशरथाज्जातःborn of Dasharathaablative + nominative adjective
śuddhābhijanakarmaṇaḥशुद्धाभिजनकर्मणःof pure lineage and deedsgenitive adjective
jānanजानन्knowingpresent participle
dharmamadharmiṣṭhaṃधर्ममधर्मिष्ठंrighteousness and its opposite, gross unrighteousnessaccusative + accusative adjective
kuryāṃकुर्यांshould I doverb, optative
karmaकर्मthe deedaccusative
jugupsitamजुगुप्सितम्detestableaccusative adjective

Reference: 2.106.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa