Shloka 51.4Unverified draft
न हि रामात्प्रियतरो ममास्ति भुवि कश्चन । ब्रवीम्येतदहं सत्यं सत्येनैव च ते शपे ।।2.51.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| rāmātpriyataro | रामात्प्रियतरो | dearer than Rama | ablative + nominative adjective |
| mamāsti | ममास्ति | there is to me | genitive + verb, present |
| bhuvi | भुवि | on earth | locative |
| kaścana | कश्चन | anyone whatsoever | nominative indefinite pronoun |
| bravīmyetadahaṃ | ब्रवीम्येतदहं | I speak this | verb, present + accusative adjective + nominative |
| satyaṃ | सत्यं | truth | accusative |
| satyenaiva | सत्येनैव | by truth indeed | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| śape | शपे | I swear | verb, present |
Reference: 2.51.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa