Shloka 62.17Unverified draft
श्व मांस भोजिन: सर्वे वासिष्ठा इव जातिषु। पूर्णम् वर्ष सहस्रम् तु पृथिव्याम् अनुवत्स्यथ
Meaning
All of you shall live on earth for a thousand years, like the sons of Vasishta feeding on the flesh of dogs".
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śva-māṃsa-bhojinaḥ sarve | श्व-मांस-भोजिनः सर्वे | eaters of dog-flesh, all of you | Nominative plural (x2) |
| vāsiṣṭhāḥ iva jātiṣu | वासिष्ठाः इव जातिषु | like the sons of Vasishtha in [your] births | Nominative plural / Comparative / Locative plural |
| pūrṇam varṣa-sahasram tu | पूर्णम् वर्ष-सहस्रम् तु | for a full thousand years indeed | Accusative / Accusative / Adverbial |
| pṛthivyām anuvatsyatha | पृथिव्याम् अनुवत्स्यथ | you shall dwell on the earth | Locative / Verb (future) |
Reference: 1.62.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa