Shloka 96.9Unverified draft
राजा वा राजमात्रो वा मृगयामटते वने । अन्यद्वा श्वापदं किञ्चित् सौमित्रे ज्ञातुमर्हसि ।।2.96.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājā | राजा | a king | nominative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| rājamātro | राजमात्रो | merely a prince | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| mṛgayāmaṭate | मृगयामटते | roams for hunting | accusative + verb, present |
| vane | वने | in the forest | locative |
| anyadvā | अन्यद्वा | or something else | nominative adjective + conjunction |
| śvāpadaṃ | श्वापदं | a wild beast | nominative |
| kiñcit | किञ्चित् | some | nominative indefinite |
| saumitre | सौमित्रे | O son of Sumitra | vocative |
| jñātumarhasi | ज्ञातुमर्हसि | you ought to find out | infinitive + verb, present |
Reference: 2.96.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa