Shloka 35.23Unverified draft
माता ते पितरं देवि ततः केकयमब्रवीत् । शंस मे जीव वा मा वा न मामपहसिष्यसि ।।2.35.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mātā | माता | mother | nominative |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| pitaraṃ | पितरं | father | accusative |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| kekayamabravīt | केकयमब्रवीत् | said to the Kekaya king | accusative + verb, past |
| śaṃsa | शंस | tell | verb, imperative |
| me | मे | me | dative |
| jīva | जीव | live | verb, imperative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| mā | मा | or not (die) | prohibitive particle |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| māmapahasiṣyasi | मामपहसिष्यसि | you will ridicule me | accusative + verb, future |
Reference: 2.35.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa