Shloka 109.18Unverified draft
असत्यसन्धस्य सतश्चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः । नैव देवा न पितरः प्रतीच्छन्तीति नः श्रुतम् ।।2.109.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asatyasandhasya | असत्यसन्धस्य | of one whose promise is untrue | genitive adjective |
| sataścalasyāsthiracetasaḥ | सतश्चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः | and of the fickle, of unsteady mind | genitive adjective + genitive adjective |
| naiva | नैव | not indeed | negation + particle |
| devā | देवा | the gods | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| pitaraḥ | पितरः | the ancestors | nominative |
| pratīcchantīti | प्रतीच्छन्तीति | accept, thus | verb, present + particle |
| naḥ | नः | our | genitive |
| śrutam | श्रुतम् | the tradition, that which is heard | nominative |
Reference: 2.109.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa