Shloka 75.37Unverified draft

राजस्त्रीबालवृद्धानां वधे यत्पापमुच्यते । भृत्यत्यागे च यत्पापं तत्पापं प्रतिपद्यताम् ।।2.75.37।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rājastrībālavṛddhānāṃराजस्त्रीबालवृद्धानांof women, children, and the elderly, connected with a kinggenitive adjective
vadheवधेin the killinglocative
yatpāpamucyateयत्पापमुच्यतेthe sin that is declarednominative adjective + verb, passive present
bhṛtyatyāgeभृत्यत्यागेin the abandonment of a dependentlocative
caचandconjunction
yatpāpaṃयत्पापंwhich sinnominative adjective
tatpāpaṃतत्पापंthat sinnominative adjective
pratipadyatāmप्रतिपद्यताम्let him incurverb, passive imperative

Reference: 2.75.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa