Shloka 8.39Unverified draft
यदा हि रामः पृथिवीमवाप्स्यति ध्रुवं प्रनष्टो भरतो भविष्यति। अतो हि सञ्चिन्तय राज्यमात्मजे परस्य चैवाद्य विवासकारणम् ।।2.8.39।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadā | यदा | when | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| pṛthivīm | पृथिवीम् | the earth | accusative |
| avāpsyati | अवाप्स्यति | will obtain | verb, future |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | surely | adverb |
| pranaṣṭaḥ | प्रनष्टः | utterly ruined | nominative adjective |
| bharataḥ | भरतः | Bharata | nominative |
| bhaviṣyati | भविष्यति | will become | verb, future |
| ataḥ | अतः | therefore | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| sañcintaya | सञ्चिन्तय | consider | verb, imperative |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| ātmaje | आत्मजे | for your own son | locative |
| parasya | परस्य | of the other (Rama) | genitive |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | particle |
| adya | अद्य | now | adverb |
| vivāsakāraṇam | विवासकारणम् | the means/cause of banishment | accusative |
Reference: 2.8.39 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa