Shloka 33.3Unverified draft
पितृमत्यस्स्म भद्रं ते स्वच्छन्दे न वयं स्थिता:। पितरं नो वृणीष्व त्वं यदि नो दास्यते तव।।1.33.3।।
Meaning
We have a father and are not free to act on our own; choose our father's consent, we said, if he grants us to you.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pitṛ-matyaḥ sma bhadram te | पितृ-मत्यः स्म भद्रम् ते | we have a father indeed; good fortune to you | Nominative plural |
| sva-cchande na vayam sthitāḥ | स्व-च्छन्दे न वयम् स्थिताः | we are not established in our own free will | Locative / Nominative |
| pitaram naḥ vṛṇīṣva tvam | पितरम् नः वृणीष्व त्वम् | you should choose a father for us | Accusative / Genitive / Verb (imperative) |
| yadi naḥ dāsyate tava | यदि नः दास्यते तव | if he is to be given by you | Genitive / Verb (future, passive) / Genitive |
Reference: 1.33.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa