Shloka 100.22Unverified draft
कच्चित्सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम् । पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान्निश्श्रेयसं महत् ।।2.100.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaccitsahasrānmūrkhāṇāmekamicchasi | कच्चित्सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि | I hope you desire one wise man over a thousand fools | particle + ablative + genitive + accusative + verb, present |
| paṇḍitam | पण्डितम् | the wise man | accusative |
| paṇḍito | पण्डितो | the wise man | nominative |
| hyarthakṛcchreṣu | ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु | for indeed in difficulties of business | particle + locative |
| kuryānniśśreyasaṃ | कुर्यान्निश्श्रेयसं | may accomplish the greatest good | verb, optative + accusative |
| mahat | महत् | great | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.100.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa