Shloka 52.25Unverified draft
एतदर्थं हि राज्यानि प्रशासति नरेश्वराः । यदेषां सर्वकृत्येषु मनो न प्रतिहन्यते ।।2.52.25।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etadarthaṃ | एतदर्थं | for this purpose | accusative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| rājyāni | राज्यानि | kingdoms | accusative |
| praśāsati | प्रशासति | rule | verb, present |
| nareśvarāḥ | नरेश्वराः | the lords of men | nominative |
| yadeṣāṃ | यदेषां | so that their | relative pronoun + genitive |
| sarvakṛtyeṣu | सर्वकृत्येषु | in all undertakings | locative |
| mano | मनो | the mind | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| pratihanyate | प्रतिहन्यते | is thwarted, obstructed | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.52.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa