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Shloka 2.12Unverified draft

यौवराज्ये नियोक्तास्मि प्रीतः पुरुषपुङ्गवम्। अनुरूपः स वै नाथो लक्ष्मीवांल्लक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।।2.2.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yauvarājyeयौवराज्येin the office of crown princelocative
niyoktāनियोक्ताone who appointsnominative
asmiअस्मिI amverb, present
prītaḥप्रीतःpleasednominative adjective
puruṣapuṅgavamपुरुषपुङ्गवम्the foremost among menaccusative
anurūpaḥअनुरूपःfitting, suitablenominative adjective
saḥसःhepronoun
vaiवैindeedparticle
nāthaḥनाथःprotector, lordnominative
lakṣmīvānलक्ष्मीवान्possessed of glory/fortunenominative adjective
lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥलक्ष्मणाग्रजःthe elder brother of Lakshmananominative

Reference: 2.2.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa