Shloka 53.10Unverified draft
को ह्यविद्वानपि पुमान् प्रमदाया कृते त्यजेत् । छन्दानुवर्तिनं पुत्रं तातः मामिव लक्ष्मण ।।2.53.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ko | को | what | interrogative |
| hyavidvānapi | ह्यविद्वानपि | indeed, even an unwise | particle + nominative adjective + particle |
| pumān | पुमान् | man | nominative |
| pramadāyā | प्रमदाया | for the sake of a woman | genitive |
| kṛte | कृते | for the sake of | locative used as postposition |
| tyajet | त्यजेत् | would abandon | verb, optative |
| chandānuvartinaṃ | छन्दानुवर्तिनं | who follows his wishes obediently | accusative adjective |
| putraṃ | पुत्रं | son | accusative |
| tātaḥ | तातः | a father | nominative |
| māmiva | मामिव | like me | accusative + comparison |
| lakṣmaṇa | लक्ष्मण | O Lakshmana | vocative |
Reference: 2.53.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa