Shloka 23.12Unverified draft
स हि धर्मो मम द्वेष्यः प्रसङ्गाद्यस्य मुह्यसि। कथं त्वं कर्मणा शक्तः कैकेयीवशवर्तिनः ।।2.23.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ | सः | that | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| mama | मम | to me | genitive |
| dveṣyaḥ | द्वेष्यः | hateful | nominative gerundive |
| prasaṅgāt | प्रसङ्गात् | on account of attachment | ablative |
| yasya | यस्य | of which | genitive |
| muhyasi | मुह्यसि | you become deluded | verb, present |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| karmaṇā | कर्मणा | in action | instrumental |
| śaktaḥ | शक्तः | capable | nominative adjective |
| kaikeyīvaśavartinaḥ | कैकेयीवशवर्तिनः | of him who is under Kaikeyi's sway | genitive |
Reference: 2.23.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa