Shloka 4.2Unverified draft
एष दाशरथी रामः सत्यवान् शीलवान् शुचिः । रक्षसा रौद्ररूपेण ह्रियते सहलक्ष्मणः ।।3.4.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eṣa | एष | this | pronoun |
| dāśarathī rāmaḥ | दाशरथी रामः | Rāma, son of Daśaratha | nominative subject |
| satyavān | सत्यवान् | truthful | nominative adjective |
| śīlavān | शीलवान् | virtuous | nominative adjective |
| śuciḥ | शुचिः | pure | nominative adjective |
| rakṣasā | रक्षसा | by the demon | instrumental |
| raudrarūpeṇa | रौद्ररूपेण | of terrible form | instrumental adjective |
| hriyate | ह्रियते | is being carried off | verb passive |
| sahalakṣmaṇaḥ | सहलक्ष्मणः | together with Lakṣmaṇa | nominative adjective |
Reference: 3.4.2 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa