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Shloka 117.23Unverified draft

यासां स्त्रीणां प्रियो भर्ता तासां लोका महोदयाः । दुःशीलः कामवृत्तो वा धनैर्वा परिवर्जितः ।।2.117.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yāsāṃयासांof whom (women)genitive relative
strīṇāṃस्त्रीणांof womengenitive
priyoप्रियोdear, belovednominative adjective
bhartāभर्ताhusbandnominative
tāsāṃतासांof thosegenitive adjective
lokāलोकाthe worldsnominative
mahodayāḥमहोदयाःof great prosperity, glorynominative adjective
duḥśīlaḥदुःशीलःof bad characternominative adjective
kāmavṛttoकामवृत्तोgoverned by desirenominative adjective
vāवाorconjunction
dhanairvāधनैर्वाor by wealthinstrumental + conjunction
parivarjitaḥपरिवर्जितःdevoid ofnominative adjective

Reference: 2.117.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa