Shloka 73.20Unverified draft
अस्मिन्कुले हि पूर्वेषां ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते । अपरे भ्रातरस्तस्मिन् प्रवर्तन्ते समाहिताः ।।2.73.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asminkule | अस्मिन्कुले | in this family | locative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| pūrveṣāṃ | पूर्वेषां | among the ancestors, of old | genitive |
| jyeṣṭho | ज्येष्ठो | the eldest | nominative adjective |
| rājye'bhiṣicyate | राज्येऽभिषिच्यते | is consecrated in the kingdom | locative + verb, passive present |
| apare | अपरे | the other | nominative adjective |
| bhrātarastasmin | भ्रातरस्तस्मिन् | brothers, toward him | nominative + locative adjective |
| pravartante | प्रवर्तन्ते | devote themselves | verb, present |
| samāhitāḥ | समाहिताः | with composed minds | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.73.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa