Shloka 23.8Unverified draft
पापयोस्ते कथं नाम तयोः शङ्का न विद्यते। सन्ति धर्मोपधाः श्लक्ष्णा धर्मात्मन्किं न बुध्यसे ।।2.23.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pāpayoḥ | पापयोः | of the two wicked ones | genitive |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| nāma | नाम | indeed | particle |
| tayoḥ | तयोः | of those two | genitive |
| śaṅkā | शङ्का | suspicion | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vidyate | विद्यते | exists | verb, present passive |
| santi | सन्ति | there are | verb, present |
| dharmopadhāḥ | धर्मोपधाः | pretexts of righteousness | nominative |
| ślakṣṇāḥ | श्लक्ष्णाः | smooth, plausible | nominative adjective |
| dharmātman | धर्मात्मन् | O righteous-souled one | vocative |
| kim | किम् | why | interrogative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| budhyase | बुध्यसे | do you perceive | verb, present |
Reference: 2.23.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa