Shloka 109.10Unverified draft
सत्यमेवानृशंसं च राजवृत्तं सनातनम् । तस्मात्सत्यात्मकं राज्यं सत्ये लोकः प्रतिष्ठितः ।।2.109.10।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| satyamevānṛśaṃsaṃ | सत्यमेवानृशंसं | truth alone, and non-cruelty | nominative + particle + accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rājavṛttaṃ | राजवृत्तं | the conduct of a king | nominative |
| sanātanam | सनातनम् | eternal | nominative adjective |
| tasmātsatyātmakaṃ | तस्मात्सत्यात्मकं | therefore, whose essence is truth | adverb + nominative adjective |
| rājyaṃ | राज्यं | kingship | nominative |
| satye | सत्ये | in truth | locative |
| lokaḥ | लोकः | the world | nominative |
| pratiṣṭhitaḥ | प्रतिष्ठितः | established | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.109.10 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa