Shloka 52.46Unverified draft
असत्यमपि नैवाहं ब्रूयां वचनमीदृशम् । कथमप्रियमेवाहं ब्रूयां सत्यमिदं वचः ।।2.52.46।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asatyamapi | असत्यमपि | even an untruth | accusative adjective + particle |
| naivāhaṃ | नैवाहं | I would not indeed | negation + nominative |
| brūyāṃ | ब्रूयां | speak | verb, optative |
| vacanamīdṛśam | वचनमीदृशम् | such a statement | accusative adjective |
| kathamapriyamevāhaṃ | कथमप्रियमेवाहं | how then would I speak only what is unpleasant | interrogative + accusative adjective + particle + nominative |
| brūyāṃ | ब्रूयां | speak | verb, optative |
| satyamidaṃ | सत्यमिदं | this truth | accusative + accusative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | word | accusative |
Reference: 2.52.46 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa