Shloka 18.40Unverified draft
एतत्कुरु नरेन्द्रस्य वचनं रघुनन्दन। सत्येन महता राम तारयस्व नरेश्वरम् ।।2.18.40।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etat | एतत् | this | accusative |
| kuru | कुरु | do | verb, imperative |
| narendrasya | नरेन्द्रस्य | of the king | genitive |
| vacanam | वचनम् | word | accusative |
| raghunandana | रघुनन्दन | O delight of the Raghu lineage | vocative |
| satyena | सत्येन | by truth | instrumental |
| mahatā | महता | great | instrumental adjective |
| rāma | राम | O Rama | vocative |
| tārayasva | तारयस्व | deliver, save | verb, imperative |
| nareśvaram | नरेश्वरम् | the lord of men | accusative |
Reference: 2.18.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa