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Shloka 67.16Unverified draft

नारजके जनपदे सिद्धार्था व्यवहारिणः । कथाभिरनुरज्यन्ते कथाशीलाः कथाप्रियैः ।।2.67.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nārajakeनारजकेnot in a kinglessnegation + locative adjective
janapadeजनपदेcountrylocative
siddhārthāसिद्धार्थाtheir purposes accomplishednominative adjective
vyavahāriṇaḥव्यवहारिणःtraders, men of businessnominative
kathābhiranurajyanteकथाभिरनुरज्यन्तेtake delight in conversationsinstrumental + verb, passive present
kathāśīlāḥकथाशीलाःfond of storytellingnominative adjective
kathāpriyaiḥकथाप्रियैःwith those who love conversationinstrumental adjective

Reference: 2.67.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa