Shloka 12.26Unverified draft
शुश्रूषां गौरवं चैव प्रमाणं वचनक्रियाम्। कस्ते भूयस्तरं कुर्यादन्यत्र मनुजर्षभात् ।।2.12.26।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śuśrūṣām | शुश्रूषाम् | attentive service | accusative |
| gauravam | गौरवम् | reverence | accusative |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | particle |
| pramāṇam | प्रमाणम् | authority, regard | accusative |
| vacanakriyām | वचनक्रियाम् | obedience to word | accusative |
| kaste | कस्ते | who to you | interrogative + dative |
| bhūyastaram | भूयस्तरम् | greater | accusative adjective |
| kuryāt | कुर्यात् | would do | verb, optative |
| anyatra | अन्यत्र | other than | adverb |
| manujarṣabhāt | मनुजर्षभात् | than the bull among men (Rama) | ablative |
Reference: 2.12.26 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa