Shloka 35.28Unverified draft
सत्यश्चाद्य प्रवादोऽयं लौकिकः प्रतिभाति मा । पितॄन्समनुजायन्ते नरा मातरमङ्गनाः ।।2.35.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| satyaścādya | सत्यश्चाद्य | and true, today | nominative + adverb |
| pravādo'yaṃ | प्रवादोऽयं | this saying | nominative |
| laukikaḥ | लौकिकः | popular, worldly | nominative adjective |
| pratibhāti | प्रतिभाति | appears | verb, present |
| mā | मा | to me | accusative |
| pitṝnsamanujāyante | पितॄन्समनुजायन्ते | conform to their fathers | accusative + verb, present |
| narā | नरा | men | nominative |
| mātaramaṅganāḥ | मातरमङ्गनाः | women to their mother | accusative + nominative |
Reference: 2.35.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa