Shloka 7.8Unverified draft
स्वागतं खलु ते वीर राम धर्मभृतां वर । आश्रमोऽयं त्वयाक्रान्तः सनाथ इव साम्प्रतम् ।।3.7.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| svāgataṃ khalu te | स्वागतं खलु ते | welcome indeed to you | nominative predicate + dative |
| vīra | वीर | O hero | vocative |
| rāma | राम | O Rāma | vocative |
| dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | धर्मभृतां वर | O best among upholders of dharma | vocative |
| āśramo'yaṃ | आश्रमोऽयं | this hermitage | nominative subject |
| tvayākrāntaḥ | त्वयाक्रान्तः | trodden by you | instrumental + nominative adjective |
| sanātha iva sāmpratam | सनाथ इव साम्प्रतम् | as if now possessed of a protector | nominative adjective + adverb |
Reference: 3.7.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa