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Shloka 18.24Unverified draft

धर्ममूलमिदं राम विदितं च सतामपि। तत्सत्यं न त्यजेद्राजा कुपितस्त्वत्कृते यथा ।।2.18.24।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dharmamūlamधर्ममूलम्rooted in righteousnessnominative adjective
idamइदम्thisnominative
rāmaरामO Ramavocative
viditamविदितम्knownnominative adjective
caचandconjunction
satāmसताम्of the virtuousgenitive
apiअपिalsoparticle
tatतत्thataccusative
satyamसत्यम्truthaccusative
naनnotnegation
tyajetत्यजेत्should abandonverb, optative
rājāराजाthe kingnominative
kupitaḥकुपितःthough angrynominative adjective
tvatkṛteत्वत्कृतेfor your sakelocative
yathāयथाasadverb

Reference: 2.18.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa