Shloka 24.2Unverified draft
अदृष्टदुःखो धर्मात्मा सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः। मयि जातो दशरथात्कथमुञ्छेन वर्तयेत् ।।2.24.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adṛṣṭaduḥkhaḥ | अदृष्टदुःखः | one who has never seen sorrow | nominative adjective |
| dharmātmā | धर्मात्मा | righteous-souled | nominative adjective |
| sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ | सर्वभूतप्रियंवदः | one who speaks kindly to all beings | nominative adjective |
| mayi | मयि | in me, from me | locative |
| jātaḥ | जातः | born | nominative adjective |
| daśarathāt | दशरथात् | from Dasharatha | ablative |
| katham | कथम् | how | interrogative |
| uñchena | उञ्छेन | by gleaning grains | instrumental |
| vartayet | वर्तयेत् | should he subsist | verb, optative |
Reference: 2.24.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa