Shloka 18.16Unverified draft
यतोमूलं नरः पश्येत्प्रादुर्भावमिहात्मनः। कथं तस्मिन्न वर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते ।।2.18.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yatomūlam | यतोमूलम् | from whom as the root, source | accusative adjective |
| naraḥ | नरः | a man | nominative |
| paśyet | पश्येत् | should see, consider | verb, optative |
| prādurbhāvam | प्रादुर्भावम् | the origination, birth | accusative |
| iha | इह | here (in this world) | adverb |
| ātmanaḥ | आत्मनः | his own | genitive |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| tasmin | तस्मिन् | toward him | locative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| varteta | वर्तेत | should behave, act | verb, optative |
| pratyakṣe | प्रत्यक्षे | present, visible | locative adjective |
| sati | सति | being | locative absolute |
| daivate | दैवते | the deity (i.e., the father) | locative |
Reference: 2.18.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa