Shloka 108.1Unverified draft
आश्वासयन्तं भरतं जाबालिर्ब्राह्मणोत्तमः । उवाच रामं धर्मज्ञं धर्मापेतमिदं वचः ।।2.108.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| āśvāsayantaṃ | आश्वासयन्तं | who was comforting | accusative adjective |
| bharataṃ | भरतं | Bharata | accusative |
| jābālirbrāhmaṇottamaḥ | जाबालिर्ब्राह्मणोत्तमः | Jabali, the foremost of brahmins | nominative + nominative adjective |
| uvāca | उवाच | said | verb, past |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | to Rama | accusative |
| dharmajñaṃ | धर्मज्ञं | who knows righteousness | accusative adjective |
| dharmāpetamidaṃ | धर्मापेतमिदं | this, devoid of righteousness | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| vacaḥ | वचः | words | accusative |
Reference: 2.108.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa