Shloka 61.14Unverified draft
ब्राह्मणेष्वपि तृप्तेषु पश्चाद्भोक्तुं द्विजर्षभाः । नाभ्युपैतुमलं प्राज्ञाः शृङ्गच्छेदमिवर्षभाः ।।2.61.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| brāhmaṇeṣvapi | ब्राह्मणेष्वपि | even when the brahmins | locative + particle |
| tṛpteṣu | तृप्तेषु | are satisfied | locative adjective |
| paścādbhoktuṃ | पश्चाद्भोक्तुं | to eat afterward | adverb + infinitive |
| dvijarṣabhāḥ | द्विजर्षभाः | the foremost brahmins | nominative |
| nābhyupaitumalaṃ | नाभ्युपैतुमलं | are not willing to approach | negation + infinitive + adverb |
| prājñāḥ | प्राज्ञाः | the wise ones | nominative adjective |
| śṛṅgacchedamivarṣabhāḥ | शृङ्गच्छेदमिवर्षभाः | like bulls that shun the loss, cutting, of their horns | accusative + particle + nominative |
Reference: 2.61.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa