Shloka 83.24Unverified draft
दातुं च तावदिच्छामि स्वर्गतस्य महीपतेः । और्ध्वदेहनिमित्तार्थम् अवतीर्योदकं नदीम् ।।2.83.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dātuṃ | दातुं | to give | infinitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tāvadicchāmi | तावदिच्छामि | meanwhile I desire | adverb + verb, present |
| svargatasya | स्वर्गतस्य | of him gone to heaven | genitive adjective |
| mahīpateḥ | महीपतेः | of the lord of the earth | genitive |
| aurdhvadehanimittārtham | और्ध्वदेहनिमित्तार्थम् | for the purpose of the funerary rite | accusative |
| avatīryodakaṃ | अवतीर्योदकं | having descended, water | gerund + accusative |
| nadīm | नदीम् | into the river | accusative |
Reference: 2.83.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa