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Shloka 97.16Unverified draft

कथं नु पुत्राः पितरं हन्युः कस्याञ्चिदापदि । भ्राता वा भ्रातरं हन्यात् सौमित्रे प्राणमात्मनः ।।2.97.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative adverb
nuनुindeedparticle
putrāḥपुत्राःsonsnominative
pitaraṃपितरंfatheraccusative
hanyuḥहन्युःwould killverb, optative
kasyāñcidāpadiकस्याञ्चिदापदिin some calamitylocative indefinite + locative
bhrātāभ्राताbrothernominative
vāवाorconjunction
bhrātaraṃभ्रातरंhis brotheraccusative
hanyātहन्यात्would killverb, optative
saumitreसौमित्रेO son of Sumitravocative
prāṇamātmanaḥप्राणमात्मनःhis own lifeaccusative + genitive adjective

Reference: 2.97.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa