Shloka 38.15Unverified draft
इयं धार्मिक कौसल्या मम माता यशस्विनी । वृद्धा चाक्षुद्रशीला च न च त्वां देव गर्हते ।।2.38.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iyaṃ | इयं | this | nominative |
| dhārmika | धार्मिक | O righteous one | vocative |
| kausalyā | कौसल्या | Kausalya | nominative |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| mātā | माता | mother | nominative |
| yaśasvinī | यशस्विनी | renowned | nominative adjective |
| vṛddhā | वृद्धा | aged | nominative adjective |
| cākṣudraśīlā | चाक्षुद्रशीला | and of noble, not petty character | conjunction + nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| deva | देव | O lord | vocative |
| garhate | गर्हते | blames, reproaches | verb, present |
Reference: 2.38.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa