Shloka 37.2Unverified draft
सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः । अप्रियस्य तु पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः ।।3.37.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sulabhāḥ puruṣā rājan satataṃ priyavādinaḥ | सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः | O king, men who always speak pleasantly are easy to find | adjective + nominative subject + adverb + adjective + vocative |
| apriyasya tu pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ | अप्रियस्य तु पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः | but a speaker, and a listener, of what is unpleasant yet wholesome, are hard to find | genitive adjective + particle + genitive adjective + nominative subject + nominative subject + conjunction + adjective |
Reference: 3.37.2 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa