रामायणम्
Shloka 101.2Unverified draft

शाश्वतोऽयं सदा धर्मः स्थितोऽस्मासु नरर्षभ । ज्येष्ठपुत्रे स्थिते राजन्न कनीयान् नृपो भवेत् ।।2.101.2।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śāśvato'yaṃशाश्वतोऽयंthis eternalnominative adjective + nominative adjective
sadāसदाalwaysadverb
dharmaḥधर्मःlaw, customnominative
sthito'smāsuस्थितोऽस्मासुestablished among usnominative adjective + locative
nararṣabhaनरर्षभO bull among menvocative
jyeṣṭhaputreज्येष्ठपुत्रेwhen the eldest sonlocative
sthiteस्थितेis living, presentlocative adjective
rājannaराजन्नO king, notvocative + negation
kanīyānकनीयान्a younger onenominative adjective
nṛpoनृपोkingnominative
bhavetभवेत्should becomeverb, optative

Reference: 2.101.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa