Shloka 109.8Unverified draft
कस्य धास्याम्यहं वृत्तं केन वा स्वर्गमाप्नुयाम् । अनया वर्तमानो हि वृत्त्या हीनप्रतिज्ञया ।।2.109.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kasya | कस्य | whose | genitive |
| dhāsyāmyahaṃ | धास्याम्यहं | shall I follow, I | verb, future + nominative |
| vṛttaṃ | वृत्तं | conduct | accusative |
| kena | केन | by what | interrogative instrumental |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| svargamāpnuyām | स्वर्गमाप्नुयाम् | should I attain heaven | accusative + verb, optative |
| anayā | अनया | by this | instrumental adjective |
| vartamāno | वर्तमानो | conducting myself | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vṛttyā | वृत्त्या | by such conduct | instrumental |
| hīnapratijñayā | हीनप्रतिज्ञया | which breaks one's vow | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.109.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa