Shloka 48.16Unverified draft
स हि शूरो महाबाहुः पुत्रो दशरथस्य च । पुरा भवति नो दूरादनुगच्छाम राघवम् ।।2.48.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| śūro | शूरो | the hero | nominative |
| mahābāhuḥ | महाबाहुः | of mighty arms | nominative adjective |
| putro | पुत्रो | son | nominative |
| daśarathasya | दशरथस्य | Dasharatha's | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| purā | पुरा | formerly | adverb |
| bhavati | भवति | was | verb, present |
| no | नो | to us | dative |
| dūrādanugacchāma | दूरादनुगच्छाम | would that we follow from afar | adverb + verb, present/optative |
| rāghavam | राघवम् | Rama | accusative |
Reference: 2.48.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa