Shloka 20.3Unverified draft
कौसल्यायां यथा युक्तो जनन्यां वर्तते सदा। तथैव वर्ततेऽस्मासु जन्मप्रभृति राघवः ।।2.20.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kausalyāyām | कौसल्यायाम् | toward Kausalya | locative |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| yuktaḥ | युक्तः | devoted, dutiful | nominative adjective |
| jananyām | जनन्याम् | his mother | locative |
| vartate | वर्तते | behaves | verb, present |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
| tathaiva | तथैव | just so | adverb |
| vartate | वर्तते | behaves | verb, present |
| asmāsu | अस्मासु | toward us | locative |
| janmaprabhṛti | जन्मप्रभृति | from birth onward | adverb |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
Reference: 2.20.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa