Shloka 106.19Unverified draft
एष हि प्रथमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्याभिषेचनम् । येन शक्यं महाप्राज्ञ प्रजानां परिपालनम् ।।2.106.19।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eṣa | एष | this | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| prathamo | प्रथमो | the first | nominative adjective |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | duty | nominative |
| kṣatriyasyābhiṣecanam | क्षत्रियस्याभिषेचनम् | the consecration of a warrior | genitive + nominative |
| yena | येन | by which | instrumental |
| śakyaṃ | शक्यं | is possible | nominative adjective |
| mahāprājña | महाप्राज्ञ | O greatly wise one | vocative |
| prajānāṃ | प्रजानां | of the subjects | genitive |
| paripālanam | परिपालनम् | the protection | nominative |
Reference: 2.106.19 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa