Shloka 3.25Unverified draft
प्राच्योदीच्याः प्रतीच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च भूमिपाः। म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च ये चान्ये वनशैलान्तवासिनः ।।2.3.25।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prācyodīcyāḥ | प्राच्योदीच्याः | eastern and northern (kings) | nominative |
| pratīcyāḥ | प्रतीच्याः | western | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dākṣiṇātyāḥ | दाक्षिणात्याः | southern | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhūmipāḥ | भूमिपाः | rulers of the earth | nominative |
| mlecchāḥ | म्लेच्छाः | foreigners/barbarians | nominative |
| āryāḥ | आर्याः | noble/Aryan people | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| ye | ये | who | relative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| anye | अन्ये | others | nominative |
| vanaśailāntavāsinaḥ | वनशैलान्तवासिनः | dwellers in forests, mountains, and border regions | nominative |
Reference: 2.3.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa