Shloka 24.23Unverified draft

भवतीमनुवर्तेत स हि धर्मरतः सदा। यथा मयि तु निष्क्रान्ते पुत्रशोकेन पार्थिवः ।।2.24.23।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bhavatīmभवतीम्youaccusative
anuvartetaअनुवर्तेतwill attend to, followverb, optative
saḥसःhepronoun
hiहिindeedparticle
dharmarataḥधर्मरतःdevoted to righteousnessnominative adjective
sadāसदाalwaysadverb
yathāयथाso thatconjunction
mayiमयिwhen Ilocative
tuतुbutparticle
niṣkrānteनिष्क्रान्तेhave departedlocative absolute
putraśokenaपुत्रशोकेनby grief for his soninstrumental
pārthivaḥपार्थिवःthe kingnominative

Reference: 2.24.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa