Shloka 13.3Unverified draft
त्वं कत्थसे महाराज सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः। मम चेमं वरं कस्माद्विधारयितुमिच्छसि ।।2.13.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| katthase | कत्थसे | boast | verb, present |
| mahārāja | महाराज | O great king | vocative |
| satyavādī | सत्यवादी | a speaker of truth | nominative adjective |
| dṛḍhavrataḥ | दृढव्रतः | of firm vow | nominative adjective |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| imam | इमम् | this | accusative |
| varam | वरम् | boon | accusative |
| kasmāt | कस्मात् | why | ablative interrogative |
| vidhārayitum | विधारयितुम् | to withhold, to not grant | infinitive |
| icchasi | इच्छसि | do you wish | verb, present |
Reference: 2.13.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa