Shloka 2.15Unverified draft
भवन्तो मेऽनुमन्यन्तां कथं वा करवाण्यहम्। यद्यप्येषा मम प्रीतिर्हितमन्यद्विचिन्त्यताम् ।।2.2.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhavantaḥ | भवन्तः | you all | nominative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| anumanyantām | अनुमन्यन्ताम् | may approve | verb, imperative |
| katham | कथम् | how | adverb |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| karavāṇi | करवाणि | may I do | verb, optative |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| yadyapi | यद्यपि | even though | conjunction |
| eṣā | एषा | this | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| prītiḥ | प्रीतिः | wish, delight | nominative |
| hitam | हितम् | the beneficial | accusative |
| anyat | अन्यत् | other | accusative adjective |
| vicintyatām | विचिन्त्यताम् | let it be considered | verb, passive imperative |
Reference: 2.2.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa