Shloka 31.20Unverified draft
यदि दुःस्थो न रक्षेत भरतो राज्यमुत्तमम्। प्राप्य दुर्मनसा वीर गर्वेण च विशेषतः ।।2.31.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| duḥstho | दुःस्थो | ill-disposed | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| rakṣeta | रक्षेत | would protect | verb, optative |
| bharato | भरतो | Bharata | nominative |
| rājyamuttamam | राज्यमुत्तमम् | the excellent kingdom | accusative adjective |
| prāpya | प्राप्य | having obtained | gerund |
| durmanasā | दुर्मनसा | with evil mind | instrumental adjective |
| vīra | वीर | O hero | vocative |
| garveṇa | गर्वेण | with arrogance | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| viśeṣataḥ | विशेषतः | especially | adverb |
Reference: 2.31.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa