Shloka 14.6Unverified draft
सरितां तु पतिः स्वल्पां मर्यादां सत्यमन्वितः। सत्यानुरोधात्समये वेलां स्वां नातिवर्तते ।।2.14.6।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saritām | सरिताम् | of rivers | genitive |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| patiḥ | पतिः | the lord (the ocean) | nominative |
| svalpām | स्वल्पाम् | even a very small | accusative adjective |
| maryādām | मर्यादाम् | boundary | accusative |
| satyamanvitaḥ | सत्यमन्वितः | endowed with truth | nominative adjective |
| satyānurodhāt | सत्यानुरोधात् | out of regard for truth | ablative |
| samaye | समये | at the appointed time | locative |
| velām | वेलाम् | its shoreline | accusative |
| svām | स्वाम् | its own | accusative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ativartate | अतिवर्तते | transgresses | verb, present |
Reference: 2.14.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa