Shloka 18.34Unverified draft
यदि सत्यप्रतिज्ञं त्वं पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि। आत्मानं च नरश्रेष्ठ मम वाक्यमिदं शृणु ।।2.18.34।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| satyapratijñam | सत्यप्रतिज्ञम् | true to his promise | accusative adjective |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| pitaram | पितरम् | father | accusative |
| kartum | कर्तुम् | to make | infinitive |
| icchasi | इच्छसि | wish | verb, present |
| ātmānam | आत्मानम् | yourself | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| naraśreṣṭha | नरश्रेष्ठ | O best of men | vocative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | speech | accusative |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| śṛṇu | शृणु | listen | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.18.34 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa