Shloka 7.36Unverified draft
न मे परं किञ्चिदितस्त्वया पुनः प्रियं प्रियार्हे सुवचं वचो वरम्। तथा ह्यवोचस्त्वमतः प्रियोत्तरं परं वरं ते प्रददामि तं वृणु ।।2.7.36।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| me | मे | to me | dative |
| param | परम् | greater | nominative adjective |
| kiñcit | किञ्चित् | anything | nominative |
| itaḥ | इतः | than this | adverb |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again | adverb |
| priyam | प्रियम् | pleasing thing | nominative |
| priyārhe | प्रियार्हे | O one worthy of what is dear | vocative adjective |
| suvacam | सुवचम् | well-spoken | nominative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | speech | nominative |
| varam | वरम् | excellent | nominative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | thus | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| avocaḥ | अवोचः | you have spoken | verb, past |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| ataḥ | अतः | hence, therefore | adverb |
| priyottaram | प्रियोत्तरम् | an even better/further pleasing gift | accusative adjective |
| param | परम् | supreme | accusative adjective |
| varam | वरम् | boon | accusative |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
| pradadāmi | प्रददामि | I grant | verb, present |
| tam | तम् | that | accusative |
| vṛṇu | वृणु | choose | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.7.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa