Shloka 61.12Unverified draft
भोजयन्ति किल श्राद्धे केचित्स्वानेव बान्धवान् । ततः पश्चात्समीक्षन्ते कृतकार्या द्विजर्षभान् ।।2.61.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhojayanti | भोजयन्ति | they feed | verb, present |
| kila | किल | indeed, it is said | particle |
| śrāddhe | श्राद्धे | at the funeral rite | locative |
| kecitsvāneva | केचित्स्वानेव | some, indeed their own | nominative indefinite pronoun + accusative + particle |
| bāndhavān | बान्धवान् | kinsmen | accusative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| paścātsamīkṣante | पश्चात्समीक्षन्ते | afterward they look for, seek out | adverb + verb, present |
| kṛtakāryā | कृतकार्या | having completed the rite, their duty done | nominative adjective |
| dvijarṣabhān | द्विजर्षभान् | the foremost brahmins | accusative |
Reference: 2.61.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa