Shloka 100.39Unverified draft

धर्मशास्त्रेषु मुख्येषु विद्यमानेषु दुर्बुधाः । बुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकीं प्राप्य निरर्थं प्रवदन्ति ते ।।2.100.39।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dharmaśāstreṣuधर्मशास्त्रेषुin the treatises on righteousnesslocative
mukhyeṣuमुख्येषुthe principal oneslocative adjective
vidyamāneṣuविद्यमानेषुwhile existinglocative adjective
durbudhāḥदुर्बुधाःthe ill-counseled onesnominative
buddhimānvīkṣikīṃबुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकींlogical reasoningaccusative
prāpyaप्राप्यhaving resorted togerund
nirarthaṃनिरर्थंmeaninglessaccusative adjective
pravadantiप्रवदन्तिthey proclaimverb, present
teतेtheynominative

Reference: 2.100.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa