Shloka 64.24Unverified draft

क्षत्रियेण वधो राजन् वानप्रस्थे विशेषतः । ज्ञानपूर्वं कृतः स्थानात् च्यावयेदपि वज्रिणम् ।।2.64.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kṣatriyeṇaक्षत्रियेणby a kshatriyainstrumental
vadhoवधोthe killingnominative
rājanराजन्O kingvocative
vānaprastheवानप्रस्थेof a forest-dwelling asceticlocative adjective
viśeṣataḥविशेषतःespeciallyadverb
jñānapūrvaṃज्ञानपूर्वंknowinglyaccusative adverb
kṛtaḥकृतःdonenominative adjective
sthānātस्थानात्from his positionablative
cyāvayedapiच्यावयेदपिwould even dislodgeverb, optative causative + particle
vajriṇamवज्रिणम्the wielder of the thunderbolt, Indraaccusative

Reference: 2.64.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa