Shloka 29.8Unverified draft
अथ वापि महाप्राज्ञ ब्राह्मणानां मया श्रुतम्। पुरा पितृगृहे सत्यं वस्तव्यं किल मे वने ।।2.29.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha | अथ | moreover | adverb |
| vāpi | वापि | and also | particle |
| mahāprājña | महाप्राज्ञ | O greatly wise one | vocative |
| brāhmaṇānām | ब्राह्मणानाम् | of brahmins | genitive |
| mayā | मया | by me | instrumental |
| śrutam | श्रुतम् | heard | nominative adjective |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| pitṛgṛhe | पितृगृहे | in the house of my father | locative |
| satyam | सत्यम् | truly | adverb |
| vastavyam | वस्तव्यम् | must dwell | nominative gerundive |
| kila | किल | indeed | particle |
| me | मे | by me | instrumental |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
Reference: 2.29.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa