Shloka 36.23Unverified draft
स तासां वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रकृतीनां नराधिपः । तं तत्याजाहितं पुत्रं तेषां प्रियचिकीर्षया ।।2.36.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| tāsāṃ | तासां | their | genitive |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | the speech | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| prakṛtīnāṃ | प्रकृतीनां | of the citizens | genitive |
| narādhipaḥ | नराधिपः | the lord of men | nominative |
| taṃ | तं | him | accusative |
| tatyājāhitaṃ | तत्याजाहितं | abandoned, the harmful one | verb, past + accusative adjective |
| putraṃ | पुत्रं | son | accusative |
| teṣāṃ | तेषां | their | genitive |
| priyacikīrṣayā | प्रियचिकीर्षया | out of desire to please | instrumental |
Reference: 2.36.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa