Shloka 40.6Unverified draft
व्यसनी वा समृद्धो वा गतिरेष तवानघ । एष लोके सतां धर्मो यज्ज्येष्ठवशगो भवेत् ।।2.40.6।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vyasanī | व्यसनी | in adversity | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| samṛddho | समृद्धो | in prosperity | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| gatireṣa | गतिरेष | this is the refuge | nominative + nominative |
| tavānagha | तवानघ | yours, O sinless one | genitive + vocative |
| eṣa | एष | this | nominative |
| loke | लोके | in the world | locative |
| satāṃ | सतां | of the virtuous | genitive |
| dharmo | धर्मो | righteousness, duty | nominative |
| yajjyeṣṭhavaśago | यज्ज्येष्ठवशगो | that one should be under the sway of the eldest | relative + nominative adjective |
| bhavet | भवेत् | should be | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.40.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa