Shloka 24.23Unverified draft
भवतीमनुवर्तेत स हि धर्मरतः सदा। यथा मयि तु निष्क्रान्ते पुत्रशोकेन पार्थिवः ।।2.24.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhavatīm | भवतीम् | you | accusative |
| anuvarteta | अनुवर्तेत | will attend to, follow | verb, optative |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| dharmarataḥ | धर्मरतः | devoted to righteousness | nominative adjective |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
| yathā | यथा | so that | conjunction |
| mayi | मयि | when I | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| niṣkrānte | निष्क्रान्ते | have departed | locative absolute |
| putraśokena | पुत्रशोकेन | by grief for his son | instrumental |
| pārthivaḥ | पार्थिवः | the king | nominative |
Reference: 2.24.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa