Shloka 14.8Unverified draft
सत्यं समनुवर्तस्व यदि धर्मे धृता मतिः। स वरः सफलो मेऽस्तु वरदो ह्यसि सत्तम ।।2.14.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| satyam | सत्यम् | truth | accusative |
| samanuvartasva | समनुवर्तस्व | follow closely, adhere to | verb, imperative |
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| dharme | धर्मे | in righteousness | locative |
| dhṛtā | धृता | fixed | nominative adjective |
| matiḥ | मतिः | your mind | nominative |
| saḥ | सः | that | nominative |
| varaḥ | वरः | boon | nominative |
| saphalaḥ | सफलः | fruitful | nominative adjective |
| me | मे | to me | dative |
| astu | अस्तु | let it be | verb, imperative |
| varadaḥ | वरदः | a giver of boons | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| asi | असि | you are | verb, present |
| sattama | सत्तम | O most virtuous one | vocative adjective |
Reference: 2.14.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa