Shloka 17.8Unverified draft
यथार्हं चापि सम्पूज्य सर्वानेव नरान्ययौ। पितामहैराचरितं तथैव प्रपितामहैः ।।2.17.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yathārham | यथार्हम् | appropriately, as befits | adverb |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| sampūjya | सम्पूज्य | having honored | gerund |
| sarvān | सर्वान् | all | accusative adjective |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| narān | नरान् | the people | accusative |
| yayau | ययौ | went | verb, past |
| pitāmahaiḥ | पितामहैः | by his grandfathers | instrumental |
| ācaritam | आचरितम् | practiced, observed | accusative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| eva | एव | indeed | particle |
| prapitāmahaiḥ | प्रपितामहैः | by his great-grandfathers | instrumental |
Reference: 2.17.8 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa