Shloka 8.23Unverified draft
न हि राज्ञः सुताः सर्वे राज्ये तिष्ठन्ति भामिनि। स्थाप्यमानेषु सर्वेषु सुमहाननयो भवेत् ।।2.8.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| rājñaḥ | राज्ञः | of the king | genitive |
| sutāḥ | सुताः | sons | nominative |
| sarve | सर्वे | all | nominative |
| rājye | राज्ये | in the kingdom | locative |
| tiṣṭhanti | तिष्ठन्ति | remain established | verb, present |
| bhāmini | भामिनि | O passionate lady | vocative |
| sthāpyamāneṣu | स्थाप्यमानेषु | when being established | locative absolute |
| sarveṣu | सर्वेषु | all | locative |
| sumahān | सुमहान् | very great | nominative adjective |
| anayaḥ | अनयः | misfortune, disorder | nominative |
| bhavet | भवेत् | would occur | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.8.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa