Shloka 100.22Unverified draft

कच्चित्सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम् । पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान्निश्श्रेयसं महत् ।।2.100.22।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kaccitsahasrānmūrkhāṇāmekamicchasiकच्चित्सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसिI hope you desire one wise man over a thousand foolsparticle + ablative + genitive + accusative + verb, present
paṇḍitamपण्डितम्the wise manaccusative
paṇḍitoपण्डितोthe wise mannominative
hyarthakṛcchreṣuह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषुfor indeed in difficulties of businessparticle + locative
kuryānniśśreyasaṃकुर्यान्निश्श्रेयसंmay accomplish the greatest goodverb, optative + accusative
mahatमहत्greataccusative adjective

Reference: 2.100.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa