Shloka 106.9Unverified draft
धर्मबन्धेन बद्धोऽस्मि तेन इमां न इह मातरम् । हन्मि तीव्रेण दण्डेन दण्डार्हां पापकारिणीम् ।।2.106.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmabandhena | धर्मबन्धेन | by the bond of righteousness | instrumental |
| baddho'smi | बद्धोऽस्मि | I am bound | nominative adjective + verb, present |
| tena | तेन | for that reason | instrumental adjective |
| imāṃ | इमां | this one | accusative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| iha | इह | here, now | adverb |
| mātaram | मातरम् | mother | accusative |
| hanmi | हन्मि | I slay | verb, present |
| tīvreṇa | तीव्रेण | with severe | instrumental adjective |
| daṇḍena | दण्डेन | punishment | instrumental |
| daṇḍārhāṃ | दण्डार्हां | who deserves punishment | accusative adjective |
| pāpakāriṇīm | पापकारिणीम् | who has acted sinfully | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.106.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa