Shloka 12.99Unverified draft
अहंपुर्वाः पचन्ति स्म प्रशस्तं पानभोजनम्। स कथं नु कषायाणि तिक्तानि कटुकानि च ।।2.12.99।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ahaṃpurvāḥ | अहंपुर्वाः | each eager to be first | nominative adjective |
| pacanti sma | पचन्ति स्म | used to cook | verb, past habitual |
| praśastam | प्रशस्तम् | excellent | accusative adjective |
| pānabhojanam | पानभोजनम् | food and drink | accusative |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| kaṣāyāṇi | कषायाणि | astringent things | accusative |
| tiktāni | तिक्तानि | bitter things | accusative |
| kaṭukāni | कटुकानि | pungent things | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.12.99 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa