Shloka 21.37Unverified draft
तदेतत्तु मया कार्यं क्रियते भुवि नान्यथा। पितुर्हि वचनं कुर्वन्न कश्चिन्नाम हीयते ।।2.21.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tat | तत् | so | adverb |
| etat | एतत् | this | nominative |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| kāryam | कार्यम् | to be done | nominative gerundive |
| kriyate | क्रियते | is done | verb, present passive |
| bhuvi | भुवि | on earth | locative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| anyathā | अन्यथा | otherwise | adverb |
| piturhi | पितुर्हि | of the father indeed | genitive |
| vacanam | वचनम् | word | accusative |
| kurvan | कुर्वन् | carrying out | nominative present participle |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kaścit | कश्चित् | anyone | nominative |
| nāma | नाम | indeed | particle |
| hīyate | हीयते | falls short, loses | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.21.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa