Shloka 4.1Unverified draft
गतेष्वथ नृपो भूयः पौरेषु सह मन्त्रिभिः। मन्त्रयित्वा ततश्चक्रे निश्चयज्ञः स निश्चयम् ।।2.4.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gateṣu | गतेषु | having departed | locative absolute |
| atha | अथ | then | adverb |
| nṛpaḥ | नृपः | the king | nominative |
| bhūyaḥ | भूयः | again | adverb |
| paureṣu | पौरेषु | when the citizens | locative |
| saha | सह | together with | preposition |
| mantribhiḥ | मन्त्रिभिः | the ministers | instrumental |
| mantrayitvā | मन्त्रयित्वा | having deliberated | gerund |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| cakre | चक्रे | made | verb, past |
| niścayajñaḥ | निश्चयज्ञः | knowing (his own) resolve | nominative adjective |
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| niścayam | निश्चयम् | a decision | accusative |
Reference: 2.4.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa