Shloka 100.16Unverified draft

मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव । सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ।।2.100.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mantroमन्त्रोcounselnominative
vijayamūlaṃविजयमूलंthe root of victorynominative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
rājñāṃराज्ञांof kingsgenitive
bhavatiभवतिisverb, present
rāghavaराघवO Raghavavocative
susaṃvṛtoसुसंवृतोwell-guardednominative adjective
mantradharairamātyaiḥमन्त्रधरैरमात्यैःby ministers who hold counselinstrumental + instrumental adjective
śāstrakovidaiḥशास्त्रकोविदैःskilled in the scriptures of statecraftinstrumental adjective

Reference: 2.100.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa