Shloka 39.23Unverified draft
न कुलं न कृतं विद्यां न दत्तं नापि सङ्ग्रहम् । स्त्रीणां गृह्णाति हृदयमनित्यहृदया हि ताः ।।2.39.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| kulaṃ | कुलं | family, lineage | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| kṛtaṃ | कृतं | deeds done | accusative |
| vidyāṃ | विद्यां | learning | accusative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| dattaṃ | दत्तं | gifts given | accusative |
| nāpi | नापि | nor even | negation + particle |
| saṅgraham | सङ्ग्रहम् | collection, kind treatment | accusative |
| strīṇāṃ | स्त्रीणां | of women | genitive |
| gṛhṇāti | गृह्णाति | captures, wins | verb, present |
| hṛdayamanityahṛdayā | हृदयमनित्यहृदया | the heart, of inconstant heart | accusative + nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| tāḥ | ताः | those (women) | nominative |
Reference: 2.39.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa