Shloka 109.13Unverified draft
सत्यमेवैश्वरो लोके सत्यं पद्मा श्रिता सदा । सत्यमूलानि सर्वाणि सत्यान्नास्ति परं पदम् ।।2.109.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| satyamevaiśvaro | सत्यमेवैश्वरो | truth alone is the lord | nominative + particle + nominative |
| loke | लोके | in the world | locative |
| satyaṃ | सत्यं | truth | nominative |
| padmā | पद्मा | the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi | nominative |
| śritā | श्रिता | has taken refuge in | nominative adjective |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
| satyamūlāni | सत्यमूलानि | having truth as their root | nominative adjective |
| sarvāṇi | सर्वाणि | all things | nominative |
| satyānnāsti | सत्यान्नास्ति | than truth there is not | ablative + negation + verb, present |
| paraṃ | परं | a higher | nominative adjective |
| padam | पदम् | state | nominative |
Reference: 2.109.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa