आचार्या गुरवो वृद्धा वृथा वाम् पर्युपासिताः | सारम् यद् राज शास्त्राणाम् अनुजीव्यम् न गृह्यते || २-२९-९
hanyaam aham imau paapau shatru pakSha prasha.nsakau | yadi puurva upakaarair me na krodho mR^idutaam vrajet || 2-29-13
Translation
"In vain have you sat at the feet of your elders, your preceptors and the aged, since the essence to be followed from political sciences has not been grasped by both of you."
Word by word
vR^ithaa
in vain
paryupaasitaaH
have you sat at the feet
aachaaryaaH
of your elders
guravaH
and your preceptors
vR^iddhaaH
and the aged
yat
since
saaram
the essence
anujiivyam
to be followed
raaja shastraaNaam
from political sciences
nagR^ihyate
has not been grasped
vaam
by both of you.
Chapter context
Ravana Reprimands Shuka and Sarana
25 verses · Verse 9 of 25
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