Shloka 39.31Unverified draft

साऽहमेवंगता श्रेष्ठा श्रुतर्धर्मपरावरा । आर्ये किमवमन्येऽहं स्त्रीणां भर्ता हि दैवतम् ।।2.39.31।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sā'hamevaṃgatāसाऽहमेवंगताI, having thus becomenominative + adverb + nominative adjective
śreṣṭhāश्रेष्ठाO most excellent onevocative
śrutardharmaparāvarāश्रुतर्धर्मपरावराlearned in righteousness, higher and lowernominative adjective
āryeआर्येO noble onevocative
kimavamanye'haṃकिमवमन्येऽहंwhy should I disregard, Iinterrogative + verb, present + nominative
strīṇāṃस्त्रीणांof womengenitive
bhartāभर्ताthe husbandnominative
hiहिindeedparticle
daivatamदैवतम्the deitynominative

Reference: 2.39.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa