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Shloka 22.17Unverified draft

जानासि हि यथा सौम्य न मातृषु ममान्तरम्। भूतपूर्वं विशेषो वा तस्या मयि सुतेऽपि वा ।।2.22.17।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
jānāsiजानासिyou knowverb, present
hiहिindeedparticle
yathāयथाhowadverb
saumyaसौम्यO gentle onevocative
naनnotnegation
mātṛṣuमातृषुamong my motherslocative
mamaममmygenitive
antaramअन्तरम्distinction, differencenominative
bhūtapūrvamभूतपूर्वम्existing beforenominative adjective
viśeṣaḥविशेषःdistinctionnominative
vāवाorconjunction
tasyāḥतस्याःhergenitive
mayiमयिtoward melocative
suteसुतेtoward her own sonlocative
apiअपिalsoparticle
vāवाorconjunction

Reference: 2.22.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa