Shloka 18.15Unverified draft
अतोषयन्महाराजमकुर्वन्वा पितुर्वचः। मुहूर्तमपि नेच्छेयं जीवितुं कुपिते नृपे ।।2.18.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atoṣayan | अतोषयन् | not satisfying, pleasing | nominative present participle negated |
| mahārājam | महाराजम् | the great king | accusative |
| akurvan | अकुर्वन् | not doing | nominative present participle negated |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| piturvacaḥ | पितुर्वचः | the word of my father | accusative |
| muhūrtam | मुहूर्तम् | for a moment | accusative adverb |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| neccheyam | नेच्छेयम् | I would not wish | verb, optative + negation |
| jīvitum | जीवितुम् | to live | infinitive |
| kupite | कुपिते | when angry | locative absolute |
| nṛpe | नृपे | the king | locative |
Reference: 2.18.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa