Shloka 19.8Unverified draft
किं पुनर्मनुजेन्द्रेण स्वयं पित्रा प्रचोदितः। तव च प्रियकामार्थं प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन् ।।2.19.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again, moreover | adverb |
| manujendreṇa | मनुजेन्द्रेण | by the lord of men | instrumental |
| svayam | स्वयम् | himself | adverb |
| pitrā | पित्रा | by my father | instrumental |
| pracoditaḥ | प्रचोदितः | urged | nominative adjective |
| tava | तव | your | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| priyakāmārtham | प्रियकामार्थम् | for the sake of fulfilling your desire | accusative |
| pratijñām | प्रतिज्ञाम् | the promise | accusative |
| anupālayan | अनुपालयन् | keeping, upholding | nominative present participle |
Reference: 2.19.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa