Shloka 3.39Unverified draft
उवाचेदं वचो राजा देवेन्द्रमिव कश्यपः। ज्येष्ठायामसि मे पत्न्यां सदृश्यां सदृशः सुतः ।।2.3.39।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| vacaḥ | वचः | speech | accusative |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| devendram | देवेन्द्रम् | Indra, lord of gods | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| kaśyapaḥ | कश्यपः | Kashyapa | nominative |
| jyeṣṭhāyām | ज्येष्ठायाम् | in the eldest | locative |
| asi | असि | you are | verb, present |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| patnyām | पत्न्याम् | wife | locative |
| sadṛśyām | सदृश्याम् | who is fitting/matching | locative adjective |
| sadṛśaḥ | सदृशः | fitting, resembling | nominative adjective |
| sutaḥ | सुतः | son | nominative |
Reference: 2.3.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa