Shloka 38.8Unverified draft
एका जनयिता तात पुत्रं वंशकरं तव। षष्ठिं पुत्रसहस्राणि अपरा जनयिष्यति।।1.38.8।।
Meaning
Dear one, one wife shall bear you a son who upholds your lineage; the other shall bear sixty thousand sons.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekā janayitā tāta | एका जनयिता तात | one shall give birth, dear child | Nominative / Nominative / Vocative |
| putram vaṃśa-karam tava | पुत्रम् वंश-करम् तव | your lineage-continuing son | Accusative singular |
| ṣaṣṭhim putra-sahasrāṇi | षष्ठिम् पुत्र-सहस्राणि | sixty thousand sons | Accusative plural |
| aparā janayiṣyati | अपरा जनयिष्यति | the other shall give birth to | Nominative / Verb (future) |
Reference: 1.38.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa