Shloka 100.39Unverified draft
धर्मशास्त्रेषु मुख्येषु विद्यमानेषु दुर्बुधाः । बुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकीं प्राप्य निरर्थं प्रवदन्ति ते ।।2.100.39।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmaśāstreṣu | धर्मशास्त्रेषु | in the treatises on righteousness | locative |
| mukhyeṣu | मुख्येषु | the principal ones | locative adjective |
| vidyamāneṣu | विद्यमानेषु | while existing | locative adjective |
| durbudhāḥ | दुर्बुधाः | the ill-counseled ones | nominative |
| buddhimānvīkṣikīṃ | बुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकीं | logical reasoning | accusative |
| prāpya | प्राप्य | having resorted to | gerund |
| nirarthaṃ | निरर्थं | meaningless | accusative adjective |
| pravadanti | प्रवदन्ति | they proclaim | verb, present |
| te | ते | they | nominative |
Reference: 2.100.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa