Shloka 24.9Unverified draft
कथं हि धेनुः स्वं वत्सं गच्छन्तं नानुगच्छति। अहं त्वाऽनुगमिष्यामि पुत्र यत्र गमिष्यसि ।।2.24.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dhenuḥ | धेनुः | a cow | nominative |
| svam | स्वम् | its own | accusative |
| vatsam | वत्सम् | calf | accusative |
| gacchantam | गच्छन्तम् | going | accusative present participle |
| nānugacchati | नानुगच्छति | does not follow | verb, present + negation |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| tvā | त्वा | you | accusative |
| anugamiṣyāmi | अनुगमिष्यामि | shall follow | verb, future |
| putra | पुत्र | O son | vocative |
| yatra | यत्र | wherever | relative adverb |
| gamiṣyasi | गमिष्यसि | you will go | verb, future |
Reference: 2.24.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa