Shloka 1.31Unverified draft
न चावमन्ता भूतानां न च कालवशानुगः। एवं श्रेष्ठैर्गुणैर्युक्तः प्रजानां पार्थिवात्मजः ।।2.1.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| avamantā | अवमन्ता | a disrespecter | nominative |
| bhūtānām | भूतानाम् | of living beings | genitive |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| kālavaśānugaḥ | कालवशानुगः | one who submits to the sway of time | nominative adjective |
| evam | एवम् | thus | adverb |
| śreṣṭhaiḥ | श्रेष्ठैः | with the best | instrumental |
| guṇaiḥ | गुणैः | virtues | instrumental |
| yuktaḥ | युक्तः | endowed | nominative adjective |
| prajānām | प्रजानाम् | of the people | genitive |
| pārthivātmajaḥ | पार्थिवात्मजः | the king's son | nominative |
Reference: 2.1.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa