Shloka 21.44Unverified draft
तदेनां विसृजानार्यां क्षत्रधर्माश्रितां मतिम्। धर्ममाश्रय मा तैक्ष्ण्यं मद्बुद्धिरनुगम्यताम् ।।2.21.44।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tat | तत् | therefore | adverb |
| enām | एनाम् | this | accusative |
| visṛja | विसृज | abandon, let go | verb, imperative |
| anāryām | अनार्याम् | ignoble | accusative adjective |
| kṣatradharmāśritām | क्षत्रधर्माश्रिताम् | relying upon the duty of the warrior class | accusative adjective |
| matim | मतिम् | the resolve, thought | accusative |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| āśraya | आश्रय | take refuge in | verb, imperative |
| mā | मा | let not | prohibitive particle |
| taikṣṇyam | तैक्ष्ण्यम् | sharpness, harshness | accusative |
| madbuddhiḥ | मद्बुद्धिः | my resolve, my understanding | nominative |
| anugamyatām | अनुगम्यताम् | let it be followed | verb, passive imperative |
Reference: 2.21.44 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa