Shloka 45.16Unverified draft
धर्मतः स विशुद्धात्मा वीरः शुभदृढव्रतः । उपवाह्यस्तु वो भर्ता नापवाह्यः पुराद्वनम् ।।2.45.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmataḥ | धर्मतः | by righteousness | adverb |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| viśuddhātmā | विशुद्धात्मा | of pure soul | nominative adjective |
| vīraḥ | वीरः | hero | nominative |
| śubhadṛḍhavrataḥ | शुभदृढव्रतः | of auspicious, firm vows | nominative adjective |
| upavāhyastu | उपवाह्यस्तु | is to be carried, drawn | nominative gerundive + particle |
| vo | वो | your | genitive |
| bhartā | भर्ता | lord | nominative |
| nāpavāhyaḥ | नापवाह्यः | not to be carried away | negation + nominative gerundive |
| purādvanam | पुराद्वनम् | from the city to the forest | ablative + accusative |
Reference: 2.45.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa