Shloka 2.38Unverified draft

पुत्रेष्वग्निषु दारेषु प्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषु च। निखिलेनानुपूर्व्याच्च पिता पुत्रानिवौरसान् ।।2.2.38।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
putreṣuपुत्रेषुregarding sonslocative
agniṣuअग्निषुsacred fireslocative
dāreṣuदारेषुwiveslocative
preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣuप्रेष्यशिष्यगणेषुservants and groups of discipleslocative
caचandconjunction
nikhilenaनिखिलेनwhollyinstrumental
ānupūrvyātआनुपूर्व्यात्in due orderablative
caचandconjunction
pitāपिताa fathernominative
putrānपुत्रान्sonsaccusative
ivaइवlikeparticle
aurasānऔरसान्own, legitimateaccusative adjective

Reference: 2.2.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa