Shloka 29.18Unverified draft
इह लोके च पितृभिर्या स्त्री यस्य महामते। अद्भिर्दत्ता स्वधर्मेण प्रेत्यभावेऽपि तस्य सा ।।2.29.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iha | इह | in this | adverb |
| loke | लोके | world | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pitṛbhiryā | पितृभिर्या | a woman who by her parents | instrumental + relative pronoun |
| strī | स्त्री | woman | nominative |
| yasya | यस्य | to whom | genitive |
| mahāmate | महामते | O great-minded one | vocative |
| adbhirdattā | अद्भिर्दत्ता | given with water (in ritual gift) | nominative adjective |
| svadharmeṇa | स्वधर्मेण | according to the proper rite | instrumental |
| pretyabhāve'pi | प्रेत्यभावेऽपि | even in the state after death | locative |
| tasya | तस्य | his | genitive |
| sā | सा | she | pronoun |
Reference: 2.29.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa