Shloka 30.38Unverified draft
स मां पिता यथा शास्ति सत्यधर्मपथे स्थितः। तथा वर्तितुमिच्छामि स हि धर्मः सनातनः ।।2.30.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| māṃ | मां | me | accusative |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| śāsti | शास्ति | instructs, commands | verb, present |
| satyadharmapathe | सत्यधर्मपथे | on the path of true righteousness | locative |
| sthitaḥ | स्थितः | established, standing | nominative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| vartitumicchāmi | वर्तितुमिच्छामि | I wish to act | infinitive + verb |
| sa | स | that | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| sanātanaḥ | सनातनः | eternal | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.30.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa