Shloka 108.12Unverified draft
गतः स नृपतिस्तत्र गन्तव्यं यत्र तेन वै । प्रवृत्तिरेषा मर्त्यानां त्वं तु मिथ्या विहन्यसे ।।2.108.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gataḥ | गतः | gone | nominative adjective |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| nṛpatistatra | नृपतिस्तत्र | the king, there | nominative + adverb |
| gantavyaṃ | गन्तव्यं | to where one must go | nominative adjective |
| yatra | यत्र | where | adverb |
| tena | तेन | by him | instrumental adjective |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| pravṛttireṣā | प्रवृत्तिरेषा | this is the course, custom | nominative + nominative adjective |
| martyānāṃ | मर्त्यानां | of mortals | genitive |
| tvaṃ | त्वं | you | nominative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| mithyā | मिथ्या | falsely | adverb |
| vihanyase | विहन्यसे | are afflicted, distressed | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.108.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa