Shloka 56.2Unverified draft
राजा दशरथो नाम धर्मसेतुरिवाचलः । सत्यसन्धः परिज्ञातो यस्य पुत्रः स राघवः ।।3.56.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājā daśaratho nāma dharmaseturivācalaḥ | राजा दशरथो नाम धर्मसेतुरिवाचलः | 'there is a king named Daśaratha, unshakable like a bridge of dharma | nominative subject + nominative + particle + nominative compound + particle + nominative adjective |
| satyasandhaḥ parijñāto yasya putraḥ sa rāghavaḥ | सत्यसन्धः परिज्ञातो यस्य पुत्रः स राघवः | true to his word, renowned, whose son is that Rāghava | nominative compound adjective + past participle + relative genitive + nominative + nominative pronoun + nominative |
Reference: 3.56.2 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa