Shloka 18.27Unverified draft

शृणु गाथां पुरा गीतां धर्मिष्ठां सत्यवादिना । बद्धाञ्जलिपुटं दीनं याचन्तं शरणागतम् ।।6.18.27।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śṛṇu gāthāṃ purā gītāṃ dharmiṣṭhāṃ satyavādināशृणु गाथां पुरा गीतां धर्मिष्ठां सत्यवादिनाhear the most righteous verse sung long ago by that speaker of truthimperative + accusative + adverb + accusative participle + accusative superlative + instrumental compound adjective
baddhāñjalipuṭaṃ dīnaṃ yācantaṃ śaraṇāgatamबद्धाञ्जलिपुटं दीनं याचन्तं शरणागतम्one with hands joined, wretched, begging, come for refugeaccusative compound adjective + accusative adjective + accusative present participle + accusative compound participle

Reference: 6.18.27 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa