nāsti śaktiḥ piturvākyaṅ samatikramituṅ mama.
prasādayē tvāṅ śirasā gantumicchāmyahaṅ vanam৷৷2.21.29৷৷
prasādayē tvāṅ śirasā gantumicchāmyahaṅ vanam৷৷2.21.29৷৷
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pituḥ father's, vākyam words (order), samatikramitum to transgress, mama for me, śaktiḥ power, nāsti is not there, aham I, śirasā bowing my head, prasādayē I am propitiating, vanam to forest, gantum to depart, icchāmi wishing.
pituḥ father's, vākyam words (order), samatikramitum to transgress, mama for me, śaktiḥ power, nāsti is not there, aham I, śirasā bowing my head, prasādayē I am propitiating, vanam to forest, gantum to depart, icchāmi wishing.
I do not have the power to transgress the orders of my father. Bowing my head I beseech you, allow me to go to the forest.