Shloka 2.24Unverified draft
राजानः संशयोऽयं मे किमिदं ब्रूत तत्त्वतः। कथं नु मयि धर्मेण पृथिवीमनुशासति ।।2.2.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājānaḥ | राजानः | O kings | vocative |
| saṃśayaḥ | संशयः | doubt | nominative |
| ayam | अयम् | this | nominative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| idam | इदम् | this | nominative |
| brūta | ब्रूत | tell | imperative |
| tattvataḥ | तत्त्वतः | in truth, truly | adverb |
| katham | कथम् | how | adverb |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| mayi | मयि | while I | locative |
| dharmeṇa | धर्मेण | righteously | instrumental |
| pṛthivīm | पृथिवीम् | the earth | accusative |
| anuśāsati | अनुशासति | am ruling | locative present participle |
Reference: 2.2.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa