Shloka 21.58Unverified draft
यस्मिंस्तु सर्वे स्युरसन्निविष्टाः धर्मो यतः स्यात्तदुपक्रमेत। द्वेष्यो भवत्यर्थपरो हि लोके कामात्मता खल्वपि न प्रशस्ता ।।2.21.58।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yasmin | यस्मिन् | in whom | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| sarve | सर्वे | all | nominative adjective |
| syuḥ | स्युः | were | verb, optative |
| asanniviṣṭāḥ | असन्निविष्टाः | not properly established | nominative adjective |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| yataḥ | यतः | whence | adverb |
| syāt | स्यात् | would be | verb, optative |
| tat | तत् | that | accusative |
| upakrameta | उपक्रमेत | one should undertake, pursue | verb, optative |
| dveṣyaḥ | द्वेष्यः | hateful, to be disliked | nominative gerundive |
| bhavati | भवति | becomes | verb, present |
| arthaparaḥ | अर्थपरः | one devoted solely to wealth | nominative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| loke | लोके | in the world | locative |
| kāmātmatā | कामात्मता | the state of being ruled by desire | nominative |
| khalu | खलु | indeed | particle |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| na | न | not | negation |
| praśastā | प्रशस्ता | praised, commendable | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.58 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa