Shloka 110.35Unverified draft

इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः । पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते ।।2.110.35।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ikṣvākūṇāṃइक्ष्वाकूणांof the Ikshvakusgenitive
hiहिindeedparticle
sarveṣāṃसर्वेषांof allgenitive adjective
rājāराजाkingnominative
bhavatiभवतिbecomesverb, present
pūrvajaḥपूर्वजःthe firstbornnominative adjective
pūrvajeपूर्वजेwhen the elder is presentlocative adjective
nāvaraḥनावरःnot the youngernegation + nominative adjective
putroपुत्रोsonnominative
jyeṣṭhoज्येष्ठोthe eldestnominative adjective
rājye'bhiṣicyateराज्येऽभिषिच्यतेis consecrated in the kingdomlocative + verb, present passive

Reference: 2.110.35 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa