Shloka 1.20Unverified draft
सम्यग्विद्याव्रतस्नातो यथावत्साङ्गवेदवित्। इष्वस्त्रे च पितुः श्रेष्ठो बभूव भरताग्रजः ।।2.1.20।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samyak | सम्यक् | properly, thoroughly | adverb |
| vidyāvratasnātaḥ | विद्याव्रतस्नातः | bathed at the completion of his vow of learning | nominative adjective |
| yathāvat | यथावत् | duly, as prescribed | adverb |
| sāṅgavedavit | साङ्गवेदवित् | knower of the Veda with its auxiliary sciences | nominative adjective |
| iṣvastre | इष्वस्त्रे | in archery | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pituḥ | पितुः | than his father | genitive |
| śreṣṭhaḥ | श्रेष्ठः | superior | nominative adjective |
| babhūva | बभूव | became | verb, past |
| bharatāgrajaḥ | भरताग्रजः | the elder brother of Bharata (Rama) | nominative |
Reference: 2.1.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa