Shloka 14.24Unverified draft
धर्मबन्धेन बद्धोऽस्मि नष्टा च मम चेतना। ज्येष्ठं पुत्रं प्रियं रामं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि धार्मिकम् ।।2.14.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmabandhena | धर्मबन्धेन | by the bond of righteousness | instrumental |
| baddhaḥ | बद्धः | bound | nominative adjective |
| asmi | अस्मि | I am | verb, present |
| naṣṭā | नष्टा | lost | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mama | मम | my | genitive |
| cetanā | चेतना | consciousness, reason | nominative |
| jyeṣṭham | ज्येष्ठम् | eldest | accusative adjective |
| putram | पुत्रम् | son | accusative |
| priyam | प्रियम् | beloved | accusative adjective |
| rāmam | रामम् | Rama | accusative |
| draṣṭum | द्रष्टुम् | to see | infinitive |
| icchāmi | इच्छामि | I wish | verb, present |
| dhārmikam | धार्मिकम् | the righteous one | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.14.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa