Shloka 24.21Unverified draft
जीवन्त्या हि स्त्रिया भर्ता दैवतं प्रभुरेव च। भवत्या मम चैवाद्य राजा प्रभवति प्रभुः ।।2.24.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jīvantyāḥ | जीवन्त्याः | of a living woman | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| striyāḥ | स्त्रियाः | of a woman | genitive |
| bhartā | भर्ता | husband | nominative |
| daivatam | दैवतम् | deity | nominative |
| prabhureva | प्रभुरेव | indeed the lord | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhavatyā | भवत्या | by you | instrumental |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| caivādya | चैवाद्य | and indeed now | adverb |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| prabhavati | प्रभवति | is the ruler, has authority | verb, present |
| prabhuḥ | प्रभुः | lord | nominative |
Reference: 2.24.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa