Shloka 1.45Unverified draft
आत्मनश्च प्रजानां च श्रेयसे च प्रियेण च। प्राप्तकालेन धर्मात्मा भक्त्या त्वरितवान्नृपः ।।2.1.45।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ātmanaḥ | आत्मनः | for himself | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| prajānām | प्रजानाम् | for the subjects | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| śreyase | श्रेयसे | for the welfare | dative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| priyeṇa | प्रियेण | with what is pleasing | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| prāptakālena | प्राप्तकालेन | the time having arrived | instrumental adjective |
| dharmātmā | धर्मात्मा | righteous-souled | nominative adjective |
| bhaktyā | भक्त्या | with devotion | instrumental |
| tvaritavān | त्वरितवान् | hastened | nominative adjective |
| nṛpaḥ | नृपः | the king | nominative |
Reference: 2.1.45 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa