Shloka 7.1Unverified draft
तस्यामात्या गुणैरासन्निक्ष्वाकोस्तु महात्मन: । मन्त्रज्ञाश्चेङ्गितज्ञाश्च नित्यं प्रियहिते रता: ।।1.7.1।।
Meaning
That great soul of the Ikshvaku line had ministers skilled in administration, capable of reading others' intentions, ever devoted to the king's welfare.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya | तस्य | of him (Dasharatha) | Genitive singular |
| amātyā: | अमात्याः | ministers | Nominative plural |
| guṇai: | गुणैः | with virtues, qualities | Instrumental plural |
| āsan | आसन् | were, existed | Verb (past, plural) |
| ikṣvākoḥ | इक्ष्वाकोः | of the Ikshvaku king | Genitive singular |
| tu | तु | indeed | Indeclinable/particle |
| mahātmana: | महात्मनः | of the great-souled one | Genitive singular |
| mantra-jñā: | मन्त्र-ज्ञाः | knowers of counsel | Nominative plural |
| ceṅgita-jñā: | चेङ्गित-ज्ञाः | knowers of gestures/intentions | Nominative plural |
| ca | च | and | Indeclinable/particle |
| nityam | नित्यम् | always | Indeclinable/particle |
| priya-hite | प्रिय-हिते | in what is dear and beneficial | Locative singular |
| ratā: | रताः | devoted, engaged | Nominative plural |
Reference: 1.7.1 · Bāla Kāṇḍa