Shloka 49.18Unverified draft
यद्यधर्मो न बलवान्स्यादयं राक्षसेश्वरः । स्यादयं सुरलोकस्य सशक्रस्यापि रक्षिता ।।5.49.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadyadharmo na balavānsyādayaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ | यद्यधर्मो न बलवान्स्यादयं राक्षसेश्वरः | if his unrighteousness were not so strong, this lord of rākṣasas | conjunction + nominative + negation + nominative adjective + optative verb + nominative pronoun + nominative compound |
| syādayaṃ suralokasya saśakrasyāpi rakṣitā | स्यादयं सुरलोकस्य सशक्रस्यापि रक्षिता | could be protector even of the world of gods with Śakra | optative verb + nominative pronoun + genitive compound + genitive adjective + particle + nominative agent noun |
Reference: 5.49.18 · Sundara Kāṇḍa