Shloka 32.31Unverified draft
अब्रवीद्ब्राह्मणं वाक्यं दारिद्र्येणाभिपीडिता। अपास्य फालं कुद्दालं कुरुष्व वचनं मम ।।2.32.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abravīdbrāhmaṇaṃ | अब्रवीद्ब्राह्मणं | said to the brahmin | verb, past + accusative |
| vākyaṃ | वाक्यं | speech | accusative |
| dāridryeṇābhipīḍitā | दारिद्र्येणाभिपीडिता | afflicted by poverty | instrumental + nominative adjective |
| apāsya | अपास्य | having cast aside | gerund |
| phālaṃ | फालं | the ploughshare | accusative |
| kuddālaṃ | कुद्दालं | the spade | accusative |
| kuruṣva | कुरुष्व | do | verb, imperative |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | the word | accusative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
Reference: 2.32.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa