Shloka 97.5Unverified draft
धर्ममर्थं च कामं च पृथिवीं चापि लक्ष्मण । इच्छामि भवतामर्थे एतत् प्रतिशृणोमि ते ।।2.97.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmamarthaṃ | धर्ममर्थं | righteousness and wealth | accusative + accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| kāmaṃ | कामं | desire | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pṛthivīṃ | पृथिवीं | the earth | accusative |
| cāpi | चापि | and even | conjunction + particle |
| lakṣmaṇa | लक्ष्मण | O Lakshmana | vocative |
| icchāmi | इच्छामि | I desire | verb, present |
| bhavatāmarthe | भवतामर्थे | for the sake of you all | genitive + locative |
| etat | एतत् | this | accusative adjective |
| pratiśṛṇomi | प्रतिशृणोमि | I promise | verb, present |
| te | ते | to you | dative |
Reference: 2.97.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa