Shloka 2.11Unverified draft
पुरन्दरसमो वीर्ये रामः परपुरञ्जयः। तं चन्द्रमिव पुष्येण युक्तं धर्मभृतां वरम् ।।2.2.11।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| purandarasamaḥ | पुरन्दरसमः | equal to Indra (the city-render) | nominative adjective |
| vīrye | वीर्ये | in valor | locative |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| parapurañjayaḥ | परपुरञ्जयः | conqueror of enemy cities | nominative adjective |
| tam | तम् | him | accusative |
| candram | चन्द्रम् | the moon | accusative |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| puṣyeṇa | पुष्येण | with the Pushya asterism | instrumental |
| yuktam | युक्तम् | joined, conjoined | accusative adjective |
| dharmabhṛtām | धर्मभृताम् | of the upholders of righteousness | genitive |
| varam | वरम् | the best | accusative |
Reference: 2.2.11 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa