Shloka 24.4Unverified draft
क एतच्छ्रद्दधेच्छ्रुत्वा कस्य वा न भेवद्भयम्। गुणवान्दयितो राजा राघवो यद्विवास्यते ।।2.24.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| etat | एतत् | this | accusative |
| śraddadhet | श्रद्दधेत् | would believe | verb, optative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| kasya | कस्य | of whom | genitive |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| na | न | not | negation |
| bhavedbhayam | भवेद्भयम् | would there be fear | verb, optative |
| guṇavān | गुणवान् | virtuous | nominative adjective |
| dayitaḥ | दयितः | beloved | nominative adjective |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | the descendant of Raghu | nominative |
| yat | यत् | that | relative |
| vivāsyate | विवास्यते | is being banished | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.24.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa