Shloka 52.17Unverified draft
न मन्ये ब्रह्मचर्येऽस्ति स्वधीते वा फलोऽदयः । मार्दवार्जवयोः वाऽपि त्वां चेद्व्यसनमागतम् ।।2.52.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| brahmacarye'sti | ब्रह्मचर्येऽस्ति | there is in celibacy, sacred study | locative + verb, present |
| svadhīte | स्वधीते | in one's own recitation of the Veda | locative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| phalo'dayaḥ | फलोऽदयः | the arising of fruit, benefit | nominative |
| mārdavārjavayoḥ | मार्दवार्जवयोः | of gentleness and uprightness | genitive dual |
| vā'pi | वाऽपि | or even | conjunction + particle |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| cedvyasanamāgatam | चेद्व्यसनमागतम् | if misfortune has come | conjunction + accusative + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.52.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa