Shloka 25.3Unverified draft
यं पालयसि धर्मं त्वं धृत्या च नियमेन च। स वै राघवशार्दूल धर्मस्त्वामभिरक्षतु ।।2.25.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yam | यम् | which | relative |
| pālayasi | पालयसि | you protect, observe | verb, present |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| dhṛtyā | धृत्या | with fortitude | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| niyamena | नियमेन | with discipline | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sa | स | that | nominative |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| rāghavaśārdūla | राघवशार्दूल | O tiger among the Raghus | vocative |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| tvām | त्वाम् | you | accusative |
| abhirakṣatu | अभिरक्षतु | may protect | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.25.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa