Shloka 12.17Unverified draft
स मे ज्येष्ठः सुतः श्रीमान्धर्मज्येष्ठ इतीव मे। तत्त्वया प्रियवादिन्या सेवार्थं कथितं भवेत् ।।2.12.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | pronoun |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| jyeṣṭhaḥ | ज्येष्ठः | eldest | nominative adjective |
| sutaḥ | सुतः | son | nominative |
| śrīmān | श्रीमान् | glorious | nominative adjective |
| dharmajyeṣṭhaḥ | धर्मज्येष्ठः | foremost in righteousness | nominative adjective |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| iva | इव | as it were | particle |
| me | मे | to me | dative |
| tat | तत् | that | nominative |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| priyavādinyā | प्रियवादिन्या | who speaks pleasant words | instrumental adjective |
| sevārtham | सेवार्थम् | for the sake of pleasing service | accusative |
| kathitam | कथितम् | said | nominative adjective |
| bhavet | भवेत् | might have been | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.12.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa