Shloka 36.32Unverified draft
एतद्वचो नेच्छसि पापवृत्ते हितं न जानासि ममात्मनो वा । आस्थाय मार्गं कृपणं कुचेष्टा चेष्टा हि ते साधुपथादपेता ।।2.36.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etadvaco | एतद्वचो | this word | accusative |
| necchasi | नेच्छसि | you do not wish, heed | negation + verb, present |
| pāpavṛtte | पापवृत्ते | O one of evil conduct | vocative |
| hitaṃ | हितं | what is beneficial | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| jānāsi | जानासि | you know | verb, present |
| mamātmano | ममात्मनो | of myself | genitive |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| āsthāya | आस्थाय | having resorted to | gerund |
| mārgaṃ | मार्गं | a path | accusative |
| kṛpaṇaṃ | कृपणं | wretched, pitiable | accusative adjective |
| kuceṣṭā | कुचेष्टा | of evil conduct | nominative adjective |
| ceṣṭā | चेष्टा | conduct | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| sādhupathādapetā | साधुपथादपेता | departed from the righteous path | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.36.32 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa