Shloka 73.21Unverified draft
न हि मन्ये नृशंसे त्वं राजधर्ममवेक्षसे । गतिं वा न विजानासि राजवृत्तस्य शाश्वतीम् ।।2.73.21।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| manye | मन्ये | I think | verb, present |
| nṛśaṃse | नृशंसे | O cruel one | vocative adjective |
| tvaṃ | त्वं | you | nominative |
| rājadharmamavekṣase | राजधर्ममवेक्षसे | you regard the duty of kings | accusative + verb, present |
| gatiṃ | गतिं | the course, tradition | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| vijānāsi | विजानासि | you know | verb, present |
| rājavṛttasya | राजवृत्तस्य | of royal conduct | genitive |
| śāśvatīm | शाश्वतीम् | eternal | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.73.21 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa