Shloka 2.32Unverified draft
प्रियवादी च भूतानां सत्यवादी च राघवः। बहुश्रुतानां वृद्धानां ब्राह्मणानामुपासिता ।।2.2.32।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| priyavādī | प्रियवादी | pleasant of speech | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhūtānām | भूतानाम् | towards living beings | genitive |
| satyavādī | सत्यवादी | truthful of speech | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | the descendant of Raghu | nominative |
| bahuśrutānām | बहुश्रुतानाम् | of the widely learned | genitive |
| vṛddhānām | वृद्धानाम् | of the elders | genitive |
| brāhmaṇānām | ब्राह्मणानाम् | of the Brahmins | genitive |
| upāsitā | उपासिता | a reverer, attendant upon | nominative |
Reference: 2.2.32 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa