Shloka 100.23Unverified draft
सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां यद्युपास्ते महीपतिः । अथवाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता ।।2.100.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sahasrāṇyapi | सहस्राण्यपि | even thousands | nominative + particle |
| mūrkhāṇāṃ | मूर्खाणां | of fools | genitive |
| yadyupāste | यद्युपास्ते | if he attends upon | conditional + verb, present |
| mahīpatiḥ | महीपतिः | the lord of the earth | nominative |
| athavāpyayutānyeva | अथवाप्ययुतान्येव | or even tens of thousands indeed | conjunction + particle + nominative + particle |
| nāsti | नास्ति | there is not | negation + verb, present |
| teṣu | तेषु | in them | locative |
| sahāyatā | सहायता | helpfulness | nominative |
Reference: 2.100.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa