Shloka 24.3Unverified draft
यस्य भृत्याश्च दासाश्च मृष्टान्यन्नानि भुञ्जते। कथं स भोक्ष्यते नाथो वने मूलफलान्ययम् ।।2.24.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yasya | यस्य | whose | genitive |
| bhṛtyāḥ | भृत्याः | servants | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dāsāḥ | दासाः | slaves | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mṛṣṭāni | मृष्टानि | delicacies, savory foods | accusative |
| annāni | अन्नानि | foods | accusative |
| bhuñjate | भुञ्जते | eat, partake of | verb, present |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| bhokṣyate | भोक्ष्यते | will eat | verb, future |
| nāthaḥ | नाथः | the lord, protector | nominative |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| mūlaphalāni | मूलफलानि | roots and fruits | accusative |
| ayam | अयम् | this | nominative |
Reference: 2.24.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa