Shloka 110.35Unverified draft
इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः । पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते ।।2.110.35।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikṣvākūṇāṃ | इक्ष्वाकूणां | of the Ikshvakus | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| sarveṣāṃ | सर्वेषां | of all | genitive adjective |
| rājā | राजा | king | nominative |
| bhavati | भवति | becomes | verb, present |
| pūrvajaḥ | पूर्वजः | the firstborn | nominative adjective |
| pūrvaje | पूर्वजे | when the elder is present | locative adjective |
| nāvaraḥ | नावरः | not the younger | negation + nominative adjective |
| putro | पुत्रो | son | nominative |
| jyeṣṭho | ज्येष्ठो | the eldest | nominative adjective |
| rājye'bhiṣicyate | राज्येऽभिषिच्यते | is consecrated in the kingdom | locative + verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.110.35 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa