Shloka 109.23Unverified draft
श्रेष्ठं ह्यनार्यमेव स्याद्यद्भवानवधार्य माम् । आह युक्तिकरैर्वाक्यैरिदं भद्रं कुरुष्व ह ।।2.109.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śreṣṭhaṃ | श्रेष्ठं | the best, noblest | nominative adjective |
| hyanāryameva | ह्यनार्यमेव | would indeed be truly ignoble | particle + nominative adjective + particle |
| syādyadbhavānavadhārya | स्याद्यद्भवानवधार्य | if, having considered, you | verb, optative + relative + nominative + gerund |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| āha | आह | say | verb, present |
| yuktikarairvākyairidaṃ | युक्तिकरैर्वाक्यैरिदं | with these words full of reasoning, this | instrumental adjective + instrumental + accusative adjective |
| bhadraṃ | भद्रं | good, well | accusative adjective |
| kuruṣva | कुरुष्व | do | verb, imperative |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.109.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa