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Shloka 1.14Unverified draft

न चानृतकथो विद्वान्वृद्धानां प्रतिपूजकः। अनुरक्तः प्रजाभिश्च प्रजाश्चाप्यनुरञ्जते ।।2.1.14।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naनnotnegation
caचandconjunction
anṛtakathaḥअनृतकथःa speaker of untruthnominative adjective
vidvānविद्वान्learnednominative adjective
vṛddhānāmवृद्धानाम्of the eldersgenitive
pratipūjakaḥप्रतिपूजकःa worshipper/reverernominative adjective
anuraktaḥअनुरक्तःbeloved, devoted tonominative adjective
prajābhiḥप्रजाभिःby the subjectsinstrumental
caचandconjunction
prajāḥप्रजाःthe subjectsaccusative
caचandconjunction
apiअपिalsoparticle
anurañjateअनुरञ्जतेhe delights, gladdensverb, present

Reference: 2.1.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa