रामायणम्
Shloka 2.23Unverified draft

अनाथ इव भूतानां नाथस्त्वं वासवोपमः । मया प्रेष्येण काकुत्स्थ किमर्थं परितप्यसे ।।3.2.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
anātha ivaअनाथ इवas if helplessnominative simile
bhūtānāṃ nāthastvaṃभूतानां नाथस्त्वंyou who are the protector of beingsgenitive + nominative predicate
vāsavopamaḥवासवोपमःcomparable to Indranominative adjective
mayā preṣyeṇaमया प्रेष्येणwith me as your servantinstrumental
kākutsthaकाकुत्स्थO Kākutsthavocative
kimarthaṃकिमर्थंfor what reasoninterrogative adverb
paritapyaseपरितप्यसेyou grieveverb

Reference: 3.2.23 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa