Shloka 1.39Unverified draft

यमशक्रसमो वीर्ये बृहस्पतिसमो मतौ। महीधरसमो धृत्यां मत्तश्च गुणवत्तरः ।।2.1.39।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yamaśakrasamaḥयमशक्रसमःequal to Yama and Indranominative adjective
vīryeवीर्येin valorlocative
bṛhaspatisamaḥबृहस्पतिसमःequal to Brihaspatinominative adjective
matauमतौin wisdomlocative
mahīdharasamaḥमहीधरसमःequal to a mountainnominative adjective
dhṛtyāmधृत्याम्in fortitudelocative
mattaḥमत्तःthan meablative
caचandconjunction
guṇavattaraḥगुणवत्तरःmore virtuousnominative adjective

Reference: 2.1.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa