Shloka 49.16Unverified draft
राजर्षीणां हि लोकेऽस्मिन् रत्यर्थं मृगया वने । काले कृतां तां मनुजैर्धन्विनामभिकाङ्क्षिताम् ।।2.49.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājarṣīṇāṃ | राजर्षीणां | of the royal sages | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| loke'smin | लोकेऽस्मिन् | in this world | locative |
| ratyarthaṃ | रत्यर्थं | for the sake of pleasure | accusative |
| mṛgayā | मृगया | hunting | nominative |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| kāle | काले | at the proper time | locative |
| kṛtāṃ | कृतां | practiced | accusative adjective |
| tāṃ | तां | that | accusative adjective |
| manujairdhanvināmabhikāṅkṣitām | मनुजैर्धन्विनामभिकाङ्क्षिताम् | desired by men who wield the bow | instrumental + genitive + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.49.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa