Shloka 21.63Unverified draft
यशो ह्यहं केवलराज्यकारणान्न पृष्ठतः कर्तुमलं महोदयम्। अदीर्घकाले न तु देवि जीविते वृणेऽवरामद्य महीमधर्मतः ।।2.21.63।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yaśaḥ | यशः | fame | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| aham | अहम् | I | nominative |
| kevalarājyakāraṇāt | केवलराज्यकारणात् | for the sake of mere kingship | ablative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| pṛṣṭhataḥ | पृष्ठतः | behind, secondary | adverb |
| kartum | कर्तुम् | to make | infinitive |
| alam | अलम् | adequate, capable | nominative adjective |
| mahodayam | महोदयम् | of great prosperity | accusative adjective |
| adīrghakāle | अदीर्घकाले | in a short span | locative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| jīvite | जीविते | in life | locative |
| vṛṇe | वृणे | I choose | verb, present |
| avarām | अवराम् | inferior | accusative adjective |
| adya | अद्य | now | adverb |
| mahīm | महीम् | the earth, kingdom | accusative |
| adharmataḥ | अधर्मतः | against righteousness | ablative |
Reference: 2.21.63 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa