Shloka 21.59Unverified draft
गुरुश्च राजा च पिता च वृद्धः क्रोधात्प्रहर्षाद्यदि वापि कामात्। यद्व्यादिशेत्कार्यमवेक्ष्य धर्मं कस्तं न कुर्यादनृशंसवृत्तिः ।।2.21.59।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| guruḥ | गुरुः | an elder | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rājā | राजा | a king | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pitā | पिता | a father | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| vṛddhaḥ | वृद्धः | aged | nominative adjective |
| krodhāt | क्रोधात् | out of anger | ablative |
| praharṣāt | प्रहर्षात् | out of excessive delight | ablative |
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| kāmāt | कामात् | out of desire | ablative |
| yat | यत् | whatever | relative |
| vyādiśet | व्यादिशेत् | might command | verb, optative |
| kāryam | कार्यम् | task, duty | accusative |
| avekṣya | अवेक्ष्य | having considered | gerund |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| tam | तम् | that | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kuryāt | कुर्यात् | would do | verb, optative |
| anṛśaṃsavṛttiḥ | अनृशंसवृत्तिः | one of noble, non-cruel conduct | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.59 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa