Shloka 52.12Unverified draft
राममेव तु धर्मज्ञमुपगम्य विनीतवत् । किमहं करवाणीति सूतः प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत् ।।2.52.12।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāmameva | राममेव | Rama alone | accusative + particle |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| dharmajñamupagamya | धर्मज्ञमुपगम्य | having approached the knower of righteousness | accusative adjective + gerund |
| vinītavat | विनीतवत् | humbly, as one well-disciplined | adverb |
| kimahaṃ | किमहं | what I | interrogative + nominative |
| karavāṇīti | करवाणीति | shall do, thus | verb, optative + particle |
| sūtaḥ | सूतः | the charioteer | nominative |
| prāñjalirabravīt | प्राञ्जलिरब्रवीत् | with joined palms, said | nominative adjective + verb, past |
Reference: 2.52.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa