Shloka 8.2Unverified draft
चिन्तयानस्य तस्यैवं बुद्धिरासीन्महात्मन: । सुतार्थं हयमेधेन किमर्थं न यजाम्यहम्।।1.8.2।।
Meaning
While reflecting on the matter, a thought struck that great soul: "Why should I not perform a horse-sacrifice to obtain a son?"
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| cintayānasya | चिन्तयानस्य | of the one thinking | Genitive singular |
| tasya | तस्य | of him | Genitive singular |
| evam | एवम् | thus | Indeclinable/particle |
| buddhiḥ | बुद्धिः | thought, idea | Nominative singular |
| āsīt | आसीत् | occurred, was | Verb (imperfect) |
| mahātmanaḥ | महात्मनः | of the great-souled one | Genitive singular |
| suta-artham | सुत-अर्थम् | for the sake of a son | Accusative (adverbial) |
| haya-medhena | हय-मेधेन | by the Horse-sacrifice | Instrumental singular |
| kim-artham | किम्-अर्थम् | for what reason | Indeclinable (interrogative) |
| na yajāmi | न यजामि | do I not sacrifice | Verb (present, negated) |
| aham | अहम् | I | Nominative singular (pronoun) |
Reference: 1.8.2 · Bāla Kāṇḍa