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Shloka 2.48Unverified draft

लोकपालोपमं नाथमकामयत मेदिनी। वत्सः श्रेयसि जातस्ते दिष्ट्यासौ तव राघव ।।2.2.48।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
lokapālopamamलोकपालोपमम्resembling a guardian of the worldaccusative adjective
nāthamनाथम्as protectoraccusative
akāmayataअकामयतdesiredverb, past
medinīमेदिनीthe earthnominative
vatsaḥवत्सःthe darlingnominative
śreyasiश्रेयसिfor good fortunelocative
jātaḥजातःbornnominative adjective
teतेyourgenitive
diṣṭyāदिष्ट्याby good fortuneinstrumental
asauअसौthis onepronoun
tavaतवyourgenitive
rāghavaराघवO descendant of Raghuvocative

Reference: 2.2.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa