Shloka 25.18Unverified draft
क्रव्यादानां च सर्वेषां मा भूत्पुत्रक ते भयम्। प्लवगा वृश्चिका दंशा मशकाश्चैव कानने ।।2.25.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kravyādānām | क्रव्यादानाम् | of flesh-eaters | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sarveṣām | सर्वेषाम् | of all | genitive adjective |
| mā | मा | let not | prohibitive particle |
| bhūt | भूत् | may there be | verb, prohibitive |
| putraka | पुत्रक | O little son | vocative |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| bhayam | भयम् | fear | nominative |
| plavagāḥ | प्लवगाः | monkeys, leaping creatures | nominative |
| vṛścikāḥ | वृश्चिकाः | scorpions | nominative |
| daṃśāḥ | दंशाः | biting insects | nominative |
| maśakāḥ | मशकाः | mosquitoes | nominative |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | particle |
| kānane | कानने | in the woodland | locative |
Reference: 2.25.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa