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Shloka 1.12Unverified draft

शीलवृद्धैर्ज्ञानवृद्धैर्वयोवृद्धैश्च सज्जनैः। कथयन्नास्त वै नित्यमस्त्रयोग्यान्तरेष्वपि ।।2.1.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śīlavṛddhaiḥशीलवृद्धैःwith those elder in characterinstrumental
jñānavṛddhaiḥज्ञानवृद्धैःwith those elder in knowledgeinstrumental
vayovṛddhaiḥवयोवृद्धैःwith those elder in ageinstrumental
caचandconjunction
sajjanaiḥसज्जनैःwith good/virtuous peopleinstrumental
kathayanकथयन्conversingpresent participle
āstaआस्तremained, used to sitverb, past
vaiवैindeedparticle
nityamनित्यम्alwaysadverb
astrayogyāntareṣuअस्त्रयोग्यान्तरेषुin the intervals of weapons-practicelocative
apiअपिevenparticle

Reference: 2.1.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa