रामायणम्
Shloka 17.13Unverified draft

आत्मसम्पूजनीः शृण्वन्ययौ रामो महापथम्। न हि तस्मान्मनः कश्चिच्चक्षुषी वा नरोत्तमात् ।।2.17.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ātmasampūjanīḥआत्मसम्पूजनीःpraises of himselfaccusative
śṛṇvanशृण्वन्listeningnominative present participle
yayauययौwentverb, past
rāmaḥरामःRamanominative
mahāpathamमहापथम्the great roadaccusative
naनnotnegation
hiहिindeedparticle
tasmātतस्मात्from himablative
manaḥमनःmindnominative
kaścitकश्चित्anyonenominative
cakṣuṣīचक्षुषीthe two eyesaccusative dual
vāवाorconjunction
narottamātनरोत्तमात्from the foremost of menablative

Reference: 2.17.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa