Shloka 64.24Unverified draft
क्षत्रियेण वधो राजन् वानप्रस्थे विशेषतः । ज्ञानपूर्वं कृतः स्थानात् च्यावयेदपि वज्रिणम् ।।2.64.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kṣatriyeṇa | क्षत्रियेण | by a kshatriya | instrumental |
| vadho | वधो | the killing | nominative |
| rājan | राजन् | O king | vocative |
| vānaprasthe | वानप्रस्थे | of a forest-dwelling ascetic | locative adjective |
| viśeṣataḥ | विशेषतः | especially | adverb |
| jñānapūrvaṃ | ज्ञानपूर्वं | knowingly | accusative adverb |
| kṛtaḥ | कृतः | done | nominative adjective |
| sthānāt | स्थानात् | from his position | ablative |
| cyāvayedapi | च्यावयेदपि | would even dislodge | verb, optative causative + particle |
| vajriṇam | वज्रिणम् | the wielder of the thunderbolt, Indra | accusative |
Reference: 2.64.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa