Shloka 108.11Unverified draft
बीजमात्रं पिता जन्तोः शुक्लं रुधिरमेव च । सम्युक्तमृतुमन्मात्रा पुरुषस्येह जन्म तत् ।।2.108.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bījamātraṃ | बीजमात्रं | merely the seed | nominative adjective |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| jantoḥ | जन्तोः | of a creature | genitive |
| śuklaṃ | शुक्लं | the white fluid, semen | nominative |
| rudhirameva | रुधिरमेव | and blood indeed | nominative + particle |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| samyuktamṛtumanmātrā | सम्युक्तमृतुमन्मात्रा | united with the mother during her season | nominative adjective + instrumental |
| puruṣasyeha | पुरुषस्येह | of a person, here | genitive + adverb |
| janma | जन्म | birth | nominative |
| tat | तत् | that | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.108.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa