रामायणम्
Shloka 104.16Unverified draft

कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः । राज्यहेतोः कथं पापमाचरेत्त्वद्विधो जनः ।।2.104.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kulīnaḥकुलीनःof good familynominative adjective
sattvasampannastejasvīसत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वीendowed with virtue, of splendornominative adjective + nominative adjective
caritavrataḥचरितव्रतःone who has kept his vowsnominative adjective
rājyahetoḥराज्यहेतोःfor the sake of a kingdomgenitive
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative
pāpamācarettvadvidhoपापमाचरेत्त्वद्विधोwould commit sin, one like youaccusative + verb, optative + nominative adjective
janaḥजनःa personnominative

Reference: 2.104.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa