Shloka 111.9Unverified draft
यन्मातापितरौ वृत्तं तनये कुरुतः सदा । न सुप्रतिकरं तत्तु मात्रा पित्रा च यत्कृतम् ।।2.111.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yanmātāpitarau | यन्मातापितरौ | that which the mother and father | relative accusative adjective + nominative |
| vṛttaṃ | वृत्तं | conduct, service | accusative |
| tanaye | तनये | for the child | locative |
| kurutaḥ | कुरुतः | the two do | verb, present dual |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
| na | न | not | negation |
| supratikaraṃ | सुप्रतिकरं | easily repayable | nominative adjective |
| tattu | तत्तु | that indeed | nominative adjective + particle |
| mātrā | मात्रा | by the mother | instrumental |
| pitrā | पित्रा | by the father | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| yatkṛtam | यत्कृतम् | what was done | relative accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.111.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa