Shloka 16.46Unverified draft
लाभो जनस्यास्य यदेष सर्वं प्रपत्स्यते राष्ट्रमिदं चिराय। न ह्यप्रियं किञ्चन जातु कश्चित् पश्येन्न दुःखं मनुजाधिपेऽस्मिन् ।।2.16.46।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| lābhaḥ | लाभः | gain, benefit | nominative |
| janasya | जनस्य | of the people | genitive |
| asya | अस्य | this | genitive |
| yat | यत् | that which | relative |
| eṣa | एष | this one | nominative |
| sarvam | सर्वम् | all | accusative |
| prapatsyate | प्रपत्स्यते | will obtain | verb, future |
| rāṣṭram | राष्ट्रम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| cirāya | चिराय | for a long time | dative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| apriyam | अप्रियम् | unpleasant thing | accusative |
| kiñcana | किञ्चन | anything | accusative |
| jātu | जातु | ever | adverb |
| kaścit | कश्चित् | anyone | nominative |
| paśyet | पश्येत् | would see | verb, optative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| duḥkham | दुःखम् | sorrow | accusative |
| manujādhipe | मनुजाधिपे | when the lord of men (rules) | locative |
| asmin | अस्मिन् | this | locative |
Reference: 2.16.46 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa