Shloka 100.24Unverified draft
एकोऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दक्षो विचक्षणः । राजानं राजमात्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ।।2.100.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eko'pyamātyo | एकोऽप्यमात्यो | even one minister | nominative adjective + particle + nominative |
| medhāvī | मेधावी | intelligent | nominative adjective |
| śūro | शूरो | brave | nominative adjective |
| dakṣo | दक्षो | skillful | nominative adjective |
| vicakṣaṇaḥ | विचक्षणः | discerning | nominative adjective |
| rājānaṃ | राजानं | the king | accusative |
| rājamātraṃ | राजमात्रं | one merely titled king | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| prāpayenmahatīṃ | प्रापयेन्महतीं | may lead to great | verb, optative + accusative adjective |
| śriyam | श्रियम् | prosperity | accusative |
Reference: 2.100.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa