Shloka 52.38Unverified draft
यदहं नोपचारेण ब्रूयां स्नेहादविक्लबः । भक्तिमानिति तत्तावद्वाक्यं त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ।।2.52.38।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadahaṃ | यदहं | if I | relative pronoun + nominative |
| nopacāreṇa | नोपचारेण | not out of mere formality | negation + instrumental |
| brūyāṃ | ब्रूयां | should speak | verb, optative |
| snehādaviklabaḥ | स्नेहादविक्लबः | unshaken, out of affection | ablative + nominative adjective |
| bhaktimāniti | भक्तिमानिति | 'one who is devoted', thus | nominative adjective + particle |
| tattāvadvākyaṃ | तत्तावद्वाक्यं | that much of a statement | accusative adjective + accusative |
| tvaṃ | त्वं | you | nominative |
| kṣantumarhasi | क्षन्तुमर्हसि | should forgive | infinitive + verb, present |
Reference: 2.52.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa