Shloka 109.1Unverified draft
जाबालेस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा रामः सत्यात्मनां वरः । उवाच परया भक्त्या स्वबुद्ध्या चाविपन्नया ।।2.109.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jābālestu | जाबालेस्तु | and of Jabali | genitive + particle |
| vacaḥ | वचः | words | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| satyātmanāṃ | सत्यात्मनां | of those whose nature is truth | genitive adjective |
| varaḥ | वरः | the best | nominative adjective |
| uvāca | उवाच | spoke | verb, past |
| parayā | परया | with supreme | instrumental adjective |
| bhaktyā | भक्त्या | reverence | instrumental |
| svabuddhyā | स्वबुद्ध्या | with his own understanding | instrumental |
| cāvipannayā | चाविपन्नया | and unimpaired | conjunction + instrumental adjective |
Reference: 2.109.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa