Shloka 21.60Unverified draft

स वै न शक्नोमि पितुः प्रतिज्ञामिमामकर्तुं सकलां यथावत्। स ह्यावयोस्तात गुरुर्नियोगे देव्याश्च भर्ता स गतिः स धर्मः ।।2.21.60।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
saसsopronoun
vaiवैindeedparticle
naनnotnegation
śaknomiशक्नोमिam I ableverb, present
pituḥपितुःmy father'sgenitive
pratijñāmप्रतिज्ञाम्promiseaccusative
imāmइमाम्thisaccusative
akartumअकर्तुम्to leave undoneinfinitive
sakalāmसकलाम्entireaccusative adjective
yathāvatयथावत्properlyadverb
saसhepronoun
hiहिindeedparticle
āvayoḥआवयोःof us twogenitive dual
tātaतातdear brothervocative
guruḥगुरुःthe eldernominative
niyogeनियोगेin commandlocative
devyāḥदेव्याःof the queengenitive
caचandconjunction
bhartāभर्ताhusbandnominative
saसhepronoun
gatiḥगतिःrefugenominative
saसhepronoun
dharmaḥधर्मःrighteousnessnominative

Reference: 2.21.60 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa