Shloka 43.16Unverified draft
कदा परिणतो बुद्ध्या वयसा चामरप्रभः । अभ्युपैष्यति धर्मज्ञस्त्रिवर्ष इव लालयन् ।।2.43.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kadā | कदा | when | interrogative |
| pariṇato | परिणतो | matured, developed | nominative adjective |
| buddhyā | बुद्ध्या | in wisdom | instrumental |
| vayasā | वयसा | in age | instrumental |
| cāmaraprabhaḥ | चामरप्रभः | and of immortal splendor | nominative adjective |
| abhyupaiṣyati | अभ्युपैष्यति | will approach | verb, future |
| dharmajñastrivarṣa | धर्मज्ञस्त्रिवर्ष | knowing righteousness, three years old | nominative adjective + nominative adjective |
| iva | इव | like | particle |
| lālayan | लालयन् | fondling, caressing | nominative present participle |
Reference: 2.43.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa