Shloka 12.33Unverified draft
क्षमा यस्मिन्दमस्त्यागः सत्यं धर्मः कृतज्ञता। अप्यहिंसा च भूतानां तमृते का गतिर्मम ।।2.12.33।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kṣamā | क्षमा | forgiveness | nominative |
| yasmin | यस्मिन् | in whom | locative |
| damaḥ | दमः | self-restraint | nominative |
| tyāgaḥ | त्यागः | renunciation | nominative |
| satyam | सत्यम् | truth | nominative |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| kṛtajñatā | कृतज्ञता | gratitude | nominative |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| ahiṃsā | अहिंसा | non-violence | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhūtānām | भूतानाम् | towards beings | genitive |
| tam | तम् | him | accusative |
| ṛte | ऋते | without | postposition |
| kā | का | what | interrogative |
| gatiḥ | गतिः | recourse, refuge | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
Reference: 2.12.33 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa