Shloka 108.14Unverified draft
अष्टका पितृदैवत्यमित्ययं प्रसृतो जनः । अन्नस्योपद्रवं पश्य मृतो हि किमशिष्यति ।।2.108.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aṣṭakā | अष्टका | the ashtaka rites | nominative |
| pitṛdaivatyamityayaṃ | पितृदैवत्यमित्ययं | belonging to the ancestral deities, thus this | nominative adjective + particle + nominative adjective |
| prasṛto | प्रसृतो | widespread | nominative adjective |
| janaḥ | जनः | custom, people | nominative |
| annasyopadravaṃ | अन्नस्योपद्रवं | the wasting of food | genitive + accusative |
| paśya | पश्य | behold | verb, imperative |
| mṛto | मृतो | the dead | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| kimaśiṣyati | किमशिष्यति | what will he eat | interrogative + verb, future |
Reference: 2.108.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa