Shloka 21.42Unverified draft
संश्रुत्य च पितुर्वाक्यं मातुर्वा ब्राह्मणस्य वा। न कर्तव्यं वृथा वीर धर्ममाश्रित्य तिष्ठता ।।2.21.42।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saṃśrutya | संश्रुत्य | having promised | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| piturvākyam | पितुर्वाक्यम् | the father's word | accusative |
| māturvā | मातुर्वा | or of the mother | genitive |
| brāhmaṇasya | ब्राह्मणस्य | of a Brahmin | genitive |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kartavyam | कर्तव्यम् | to be done | nominative gerundive |
| vṛthā | वृथा | in vain, falsely | adverb |
| vīra | वीर | O hero | vocative |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| āśritya | आश्रित्य | having taken refuge in | gerund |
| tiṣṭhatā | तिष्ठता | by one who stands firm | instrumental present participle |
Reference: 2.21.42 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa