Shloka 14.5Unverified draft
तथा ह्यलर्कस्तेजस्वी ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे। याचमाने स्वके नेत्रे उद्धृत्याविमना ददौ ।।2.14.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā | तथा | so too | adverb |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| alarkaḥ | अलर्कः | King Alarka | nominative |
| tejasvī | तेजस्वी | glorious | nominative adjective |
| brāhmaṇe | ब्राह्मणे | to a Brahmin | locative |
| vedapārage | वेदपारगे | learned in the Vedas | locative adjective |
| yācamāne | याचमाने | who was asking | locative present participle |
| svake | स्वके | his own | accusative adjective |
| netre | नेत्रे | two eyes | accusative dual |
| uddhṛtya | उद्धृत्य | having plucked out | gerund |
| avimanāḥ | अविमनाः | without a troubled mind | nominative adjective |
| dadau | ददौ | gave | verb, past |
Reference: 2.14.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa