Shloka 67.8Unverified draft
इक्ष्वाकूणामिहाद्यैव कश्चिद्राजा विधीयताम् । अराजकं हि नो राष्ट्रं न विनाशमवाप्नुयात् ।।2.67.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikṣvākūṇāmihādyaiva | इक्ष्वाकूणामिहाद्यैव | of the Ikshvakus, here, this very day | genitive + adverb + adverb + particle |
| kaścidrājā | कश्चिद्राजा | some king | nominative indefinite pronoun + nominative |
| vidhīyatām | विधीयताम् | let there be appointed | verb, passive imperative |
| arājakaṃ | अराजकं | kingless | accusative adjective |
| hi | हि | for | particle |
| no | नो | our | genitive |
| rāṣṭraṃ | राष्ट्रं | realm | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vināśamavāpnuyāt | विनाशमवाप्नुयात् | should attain destruction | accusative + verb, optative |
Reference: 2.67.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa