Shloka 3.42Unverified draft

गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात्पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्। भूयो विनयमास्थाय भव नित्यं जितेन्द्रियः ।।2.3.42।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
guṇavatiगुणवतिthough virtuouslocative absolute
apiअपिevenparticle
tuतुbutparticle
snehātस्नेहात्out of affectionablative
putraपुत्रO sonvocative
vakṣyāmiवक्ष्यामिI shall tellverb, future
teतेto youdative
hitamहितम्what is beneficialaccusative
bhūyaḥभूयःfurther, againadverb
vinayamविनयम्disciplineaccusative
āsthāyaआस्थायhaving resorted togerund
bhavaभवbeimperative
nityamनित्यम्alwaysadverb
jitendriyaḥजितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered the sensesnominative adjective

Reference: 2.3.42 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa