Shloka 2.38Unverified draft
पुत्रेष्वग्निषु दारेषु प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु च। निखिलेनानुपूर्व्याच्च पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् ।।2.2.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| putreṣu | पुत्रेषु | regarding sons | locative |
| agniṣu | अग्निषु | sacred fires | locative |
| dāreṣu | दारेषु | wives | locative |
| preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu | प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु | servants and groups of disciples | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| nikhilena | निखिलेन | wholly | instrumental |
| ānupūrvyāt | आनुपूर्व्यात् | in due order | ablative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pitā | पिता | a father | nominative |
| putrān | पुत्रान् | sons | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| aurasān | औरसान् | own, legitimate | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.2.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa