Shloka 15.24Unverified draft
बुध्यस्व नृपशार्दूल कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम्। ब्राह्मणा बलमुख्याश्च नैगमाश्चागता नृप ।।2.15.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| budhyasva | बुध्यस्व | awaken | verb, imperative |
| nṛpaśārdūla | नृपशार्दूल | O tiger among kings | vocative |
| kuru | कुरु | do | verb, imperative |
| kāryam | कार्यम् | the task | accusative |
| anantaram | अनन्तरम् | next | accusative adverb |
| brāhmaṇāḥ | ब्राह्मणाः | Brahmins | nominative |
| balamukhyāḥ | बलमुख्याः | the chiefs of the army | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| naigamāḥ | नैगमाः | merchants | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| āgatāḥ | आगताः | have arrived | nominative adjective |
| nṛpa | नृप | O king | vocative |
Reference: 2.15.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa