Shloka 109.14Unverified draft
दत्तमिष्टं हुतं चैव तप्तानि च तपांसि च । वेदाः सत्यप्रतिष्ठानास्तस्मात् सत्यपरो भवेत् ।।2.109.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dattamiṣṭaṃ | दत्तमिष्टं | what is given, what is sacrificed | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
| hutaṃ | हुतं | what is offered in fire | nominative adjective |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | conjunction + particle |
| taptāni | तप्तानि | austerities performed | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tapāṃsi | तपांसि | austerities | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vedāḥ | वेदाः | the Vedas | nominative |
| satyapratiṣṭhānāstasmāt | सत्यप्रतिष्ठानास्तस्मात् | founded on truth, therefore | nominative adjective + adverb |
| satyaparo | सत्यपरो | devoted to truth | nominative adjective |
| bhavet | भवेत् | should one be | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.109.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa