Shloka 109.11Unverified draft
ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च सत्यमेव हि मेनिरे । सत्यवादी हि लोकेऽस्मिन् परमं गच्छति क्षयम् ।।2.109.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣayaścaiva | ऋषयश्चैव | and the sages indeed | nominative + conjunction + particle |
| devāśca | देवाश्च | and the gods | nominative + conjunction |
| satyameva | सत्यमेव | truth alone | accusative + particle |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| menire | मेनिरे | they regarded | verb, past |
| satyavādī | सत्यवादी | the truthful speaker | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| loke'smin | लोकेऽस्मिन् | in this world | locative + locative adjective |
| paramaṃ | परमं | the supreme | accusative adjective |
| gacchati | गच्छति | attains | verb, present |
| kṣayam | क्षयम् | dissolution, the ultimate state | accusative |
Reference: 2.109.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa