Shloka 7.23Unverified draft
नाध्यगच्छद्विशिष्टं वा तुल्यं वा शत्रुमात्मन: । मित्रवान्नतसामन्त: प्रतापहतकण्टक: ।।1.7.21।। स शशास जगद्राजा दिवं देवपतिर्यथा ।
Meaning
He never met a foe superior or even equal to himself; rich in friends, his vassal kings bowed to him, and his valor uprooted every thorn — he ruled as sovereign of the world as Indra rules heaven.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na adhyagacchat | न अध्यगच्छत् | he did not find, obtain | Verb (aorist, negated) |
| viśiṣṭam | विशिष्टम् | a superior one | Accusative singular |
| vā | वा | or | Indeclinable/particle |
| tulyam | तुल्यम् | an equal one | Accusative singular |
| vā | वा | or | Indeclinable/particle |
| śatrum | शत्रुम् | enemy | Accusative singular |
| ātmana: | आत्मनः | of himself | Genitive singular |
| mitravān | मित्रवान् | possessed of friends | Nominative singular |
| nata-sāmanta: | नत-सामन्तः | with bowed, submissive neighboring kings | Nominative singular |
| pratāpa-hata-kaṇṭaka: | प्रताप-हत-कण्टकः | whose thorns [enemies] were destroyed by his might | Nominative singular |
| sa: | सः | he | Nominative singular |
| śaśāsa | शशास | ruled | Verb (perfect) |
| jagat | जगत् | the world | Accusative singular |
| rājā | राजा | king | Nominative singular |
| divam | दिवम् | heaven | Accusative singular |
| deva-pati: | देव-पतिः | the lord of the gods (Indra) | Nominative singular |
| yathā | यथा | as, like | Indeclinable/particle |
Reference: 1.7.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa