Shloka 34.38Unverified draft
न चैतदाश्चर्यतमं यत्त्वं ज्येष्ठः सुतो मम। अपानृतकथं पुत्र पितरं कर्तुमिच्छसि ।।2.34.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| caitadāścaryatamaṃ | चैतदाश्चर्यतमं | and this is most astonishing | nominative + nominative adjective |
| yattvaṃ | यत्त्वं | that you | relative + nominative |
| jyeṣṭhaḥ | ज्येष्ठः | the eldest | nominative adjective |
| suto | सुतो | son | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| apānṛtakathaṃ | अपानृतकथं | one who speaks no untruth | accusative adjective |
| putra | पुत्र | O son | vocative |
| pitaraṃ | पितरं | father | accusative |
| kartumicchasi | कर्तुमिच्छसि | wish to make | infinitive + verb |
Reference: 2.34.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa