Shloka 109.24Unverified draft
कथं ह्यहं प्रतिज्ञाय वनवासमिमं गुरौ । भरतस्य करिष्यामि वचो हित्वा गुरोर्वचः ।।2.109.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| hyahaṃ | ह्यहं | indeed I | particle + nominative |
| pratijñāya | प्रतिज्ञाय | having vowed | gerund |
| vanavāsamimaṃ | वनवासमिमं | this dwelling in the forest | accusative + accusative adjective |
| gurau | गुरौ | before my elder | locative |
| bharatasya | भरतस्य | of Bharata | genitive |
| kariṣyāmi | करिष्यामि | shall I do | verb, future |
| vaco | वचो | the word | accusative |
| hitvā | हित्वा | having abandoned | gerund |
| gurorvacaḥ | गुरोर्वचः | the word of my elder | genitive + accusative |
Reference: 2.109.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa