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Shloka 109.16Unverified draft

सोऽहं पितुर्नियोगन्तु किमर्थं नानुपालये । सत्यप्रतिश्रवः सत्यं सत्येन समयीकृतः ।।2.109.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
so'haṃसोऽहंI, that same onenominative adjective + nominative
piturniyogantuपितुर्नियोगन्तुbut the command of my fathergenitive + accusative + particle
kimarthaṃकिमर्थंfor what reasoninterrogative accusative adverb
nānupālayeनानुपालयेshould I not upholdnegation + verb, present
satyapratiśravaḥसत्यप्रतिश्रवःbound by a promise of truthnominative adjective
satyaṃसत्यंtruthaccusative
satyenaसत्येनby truthinstrumental
samayīkṛtaḥसमयीकृतःbound by covenantnominative adjective

Reference: 2.109.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa