Shloka 83.28Unverified draft
अथ चेत्सत्यवचनं धर्मः किल परन्तप । अनृतस्त्वय्यकरुणः किं न बद्धस्त्वया पिता ।।6.83.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha cetsatyavacanaṃ dharmaḥ kila parantapa | अथ चेत्सत्यवचनं धर्मः किल परन्तप | and if dharma is truly truthfulness of speech, O scorcher of foes | particle + conjunction + nominative compound + nominative + particle + vocative compound |
| anṛtastvayyakaruṇaḥ kiṃ na baddhastvayā pitā | अनृतस्त्वय्यकरुणः किं न बद्धस्त्वया पिता | why was our father, who was untruthful and pitiless towards you, not bound by you | nominative adjective + locative pronoun + nominative adjective + interrogative + negation + past participle + instrumental pronoun + nominative |
Reference: 6.83.28 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa