Shloka 118.52Unverified draft

ततः श्वशुरमामन्त्र्य वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम् । मम पित्रा त्वहं दत्ता रामाय विदितात्मने ।।2.118.52।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥततःthenadverb
śvaśuramāmantryaश्वशुरमामन्त्र्यhaving addressed his father-in-lawaccusative + gerund
vṛddhaṃवृद्धंthe agedaccusative adjective
daśarathaṃदशरथंDasharathaaccusative
nṛpamनृपम्the kingaccusative
mamaममmygenitive
pitrāपित्राby fatherinstrumental
tvahaṃत्वहंbut Iparticle + nominative
dattāदत्ताwas givennominative adjective
rāmāyaरामायto Ramadative
viditātmaneविदितात्मनेwhose nature was knowndative adjective

Reference: 2.118.52 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa