Shloka 21.31Unverified draft
ऋषिणा च पितुर्वाक्यं कुर्वता व्रतचारिणा। गौर्हता जानता धर्मं कण्डुनाऽपि विपश्चिता ।।2.21.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣiṇā | ऋषिणा | by a sage | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| piturvākyam | पितुर्वाक्यम् | his father's word | accusative |
| kurvatā | कुर्वता | carrying out | instrumental present participle |
| vratacāriṇā | व्रतचारिणा | who observed a vow | instrumental adjective |
| gauḥ | गौः | a cow | nominative |
| hatā | हता | was killed | nominative adjective |
| jānatā | जानता | though knowing | instrumental present participle |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| kaṇḍunā | कण्डुना | by the sage Kandu | instrumental |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| vipaścitā | विपश्चिता | wise | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.21.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa