Shloka 97.3Unverified draft
पितुः सत्यं प्रतिश्रुत्य हत्वा भरतमागतम् । किं करिष्यामि राज्येन सापवादेन लक्ष्मण ।।2.97.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pituḥ | पितुः | of my father | genitive |
| satyaṃ | सत्यं | truth, promise | accusative |
| pratiśrutya | प्रतिश्रुत्य | having pledged | gerund |
| hatvā | हत्वा | having slain | gerund |
| bharatamāgatam | भरतमागतम् | Bharata who has come | accusative + accusative adjective |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative accusative |
| kariṣyāmi | करिष्यामि | shall I do | verb, future |
| rājyena | राज्येन | with the kingdom | instrumental |
| sāpavādena | सापवादेन | accompanied by disgrace | instrumental adjective |
| lakṣmaṇa | लक्ष्मण | O Lakshmana | vocative |
Reference: 2.97.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa