Shloka 16.18Unverified draft
स त्वं भ्राताऽसि मे राजन् ब्रूहि मां यद्यदिच्छसि । ज्येष्ठो मान्यः पितृसमो न च धर्मपथे स्थितः ।।6.16.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa tvaṃ bhrātā'si me rājan brūhi māṃ yadyadicchasi | स त्वं भ्राताऽसि मे राजन् ब्रूहि मां यद्यदिच्छसि | 'you are my brother, king; say to me whatever you like | nominative pronoun + nominative pronoun + nominative + verb + genitive pronoun + vocative + imperative + accusative pronoun + relative pronoun repeated + verb |
| jyeṣṭho mānyaḥ pitṛsamo na ca dharmapathe sthitaḥ | ज्येष्ठो मान्यः पितृसमो न च धर्मपथे स्थितः | my elder, to be respected, like a father, but not standing on the path of dharma | nominative superlative + nominative gerundive + nominative compound adjective + negation + particle + locative compound + past participle |
Reference: 6.16.18 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa