Sutra 29

Devanagari script

अपीह श्लोकौ भवतः ॥ कZ_१०.३.२९ ॥

Transliteration

apīha ślokau bhavataḥ

Translation

ここにもまた、その趣旨の詩句（śloka）がある。

Word by Word

• अपि: also; even; moreover
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/सम्भावना/अनुनयार्थक-निपात (contextual)

• इह: here; in this context
• Type: Indeclinable (Adverb)
• Root: इह
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक

• श्लोकौ: two verses (couplets)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-द्विवचन (or कर्मणि/उद्देश्ये द्विवचन); ‘श्लोक’ (verse)

• भवतः: of you; your (honorific)
• Type: Pronoun (Honorific)
• Root: भवत्
• Form: भवत्-शब्द; षष्ठी-एकवचन (honorific 2nd person reference: ‘of you/your’); can function as respectful address-context

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