Shloka 47.5Unverified draft
कथं नाम महाबाहुः स तथाऽवितथक्रियः । भक्तं जनं परित्यज्य प्रवासं राघवो गतः ।।2.47.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| nāma | नाम | indeed | particle |
| mahābāhuḥ | महाबाहुः | of mighty arms | nominative adjective |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| tathā'vitathakriyaḥ | तथाऽवितथक्रियः | so, whose deeds are never in vain | adverb + nominative adjective |
| bhaktaṃ | भक्तं | devoted | accusative adjective |
| janaṃ | जनं | the people | accusative |
| parityajya | परित्यज्य | having abandoned | gerund |
| pravāsaṃ | प्रवासं | to exile, sojourn abroad | accusative |
| rāghavo | राघवो | Rama | nominative |
| gataḥ | गतः | has gone | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.47.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa