Shloka 100.16Unverified draft
मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव । सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ।।2.100.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantro | मन्त्रो | counsel | nominative |
| vijayamūlaṃ | विजयमूलं | the root of victory | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| rājñāṃ | राज्ञां | of kings | genitive |
| bhavati | भवति | is | verb, present |
| rāghava | राघव | O Raghava | vocative |
| susaṃvṛto | सुसंवृतो | well-guarded | nominative adjective |
| mantradharairamātyaiḥ | मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः | by ministers who hold counsel | instrumental + instrumental adjective |
| śāstrakovidaiḥ | शास्त्रकोविदैः | skilled in the scriptures of statecraft | instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.100.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa