Shloka 23.36Unverified draft
कथं पुरुषमानी स्यात्पुरुषाणां मयि स्थिते। बहुभिश्चैकमत्यस्यन्नैकेन च बहून् जनान् ।।2.23.36।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| puruṣamānī | पुरुषमानी | one who deems himself a man | nominative adjective |
| syāt | स्यात् | could be | verb, optative |
| puruṣāṇām | पुरुषाणाम् | among men | genitive |
| mayi | मयि | when I | locative |
| sthite | स्थिते | stand firm | locative absolute |
| bahubhiḥ | बहुभिः | against many | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| ekam | एकम् | one | accusative |
| atyasyan | अत्यस्यन् | overcoming, surpassing | nominative present participle |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ekena | एकेन | by one | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bahūn | बहून् | many | accusative adjective |
| janān | जनान् | people | accusative |
Reference: 2.23.36 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa