Shloka 2.45Unverified draft
नास्य क्रोधः प्रसादश्च निरर्थोऽस्ति कदाचन। हन्त्येव नियमाद्वध्यानवध्ये न च कुप्यति ।।2.2.45।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nāsya | नास्य | not his | genitive, negated |
| krodhaḥ | क्रोधः | anger | nominative |
| prasādaḥ | प्रसादः | favor, grace | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| nirarthaḥ | निरर्थः | without purpose | nominative adjective |
| asti | अस्ति | is | verb, present |
| kadācana | कदाचन | ever | adverb |
| hanti | हन्ति | he slays | verb, present |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| niyamāt | नियमात् | by rule/law | ablative |
| vadhyān | वध्यान् | those deserving death | accusative |
| avadhye | अवध्ये | in one not deserving death | locative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| kupyati | कुप्यति | he becomes angry | verb, present |
Reference: 2.2.45 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa