Shloka 36.12Unverified draft
राज्यं गतजनं साधो पीतमण्डां सुरामिव । निरास्वाद्यतमं शून्यं भरतो नाभिपत्स्यते ।।2.36.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājyaṃ | राज्यं | kingdom | accusative |
| gatajanaṃ | गतजनं | one whose people have left, deserted | accusative adjective |
| sādho | साधो | O virtuous one | vocative |
| pītamaṇḍāṃ | पीतमण्डां | whose froth, dregs have been drunk | accusative adjective |
| surāmiva | सुरामिव | like liquor | accusative + comparison |
| nirāsvādyatamaṃ | निरास्वाद्यतमं | utterly tasteless | accusative adjective |
| śūnyaṃ | शून्यं | empty | accusative adjective |
| bharato | भरतो | Bharata | nominative |
| nābhipatsyate | नाभिपत्स्यते | will not accept, obtain | negation + verb, future |
Reference: 2.36.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa