Shloka 24.16Unverified draft

मया चैव भवत्या च कर्तव्यं वचनं पितुः। राजा भर्ता गुरुः श्रेष्ठः सर्वेषामीश्वरः प्रभुः ।।2.24.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mayāमयाby meinstrumental
caivaचैवand indeedparticle
bhavatyāभवत्याby youinstrumental
caचandconjunction
kartavyamकर्तव्यम्to be done, obeyednominative gerundive
vacanamवचनम्the wordnominative
pituḥपितुःof the fathergenitive
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
bhartāभर्ताhusbandnominative
guruḥगुरुःelder, teachernominative
śreṣṭhaḥश्रेष्ठःthe bestnominative
sarveṣāmसर्वेषाम्of allgenitive
īśvaraḥईश्वरःlord, rulernominative
prabhuḥप्रभुःmasternominative

Reference: 2.24.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa