Shloka 109.4Unverified draft
कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम् । चारित्रमेवव्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम् ।।2.109.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kulīnamakulīnaṃ | कुलीनमकुलीनं | of good family or not of good family | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vīraṃ | वीरं | heroic | accusative adjective |
| puruṣamāninam | पुरुषमानिनम् | a man who esteems himself | accusative + accusative adjective |
| cāritramevavyākhyāti | चारित्रमेवव्याख्याति | conduct alone declares | nominative + particle + verb, present |
| śuciṃ | शुचिं | pure | accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| yadi | यदि | whether | conjunction |
| vāśucim | वाशुचिम् | or impure | conjunction + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.109.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa