Shloka 21.14Unverified draft
बलमेष किमाश्रित्य हेतुं वा पुरुषर्षभ। दातुमिच्छति कैकेय्यै राज्यं स्थितमिदं तव ।।2.21.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| balam | बलम् | strength | accusative |
| eṣa | एष | this one | nominative |
| kim | किम् | what | interrogative |
| āśritya | आश्रित्य | relying upon | gerund |
| hetum | हेतुम् | reason | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| puruṣarṣabha | पुरुषर्षभ | O bull among men | vocative |
| dātum | दातुम् | to give | infinitive |
| icchati | इच्छति | wishes | verb, present |
| kaikeyyai | कैकेय्यै | to Kaikeyi | dative |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| sthitam | स्थितम् | established | accusative adjective |
| idam | इदम् | this | accusative |
| tava | तव | yours | genitive |
Reference: 2.21.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa