Shloka 52.78Unverified draft
राघवोऽपि महातेजाः नावमारुह्य तां ततः । ब्रह्मवत् क्षत्रवच्चैव जजाप हितमात्मनः ।।2.52.78।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāghavo'pi | राघवोऽपि | Rama too | nominative + particle |
| mahātejāḥ | महातेजाः | of great splendor | nominative adjective |
| nāvamāruhya | नावमारुह्य | having boarded the boat | accusative + gerund |
| tāṃ | तां | it | accusative |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| brahmavat | ब्रह्मवत् | as befits a brahmin | adverb |
| kṣatravaccaiva | क्षत्रवच्चैव | and also as befits a warrior | adverb + conjunction |
| jajāpa | जजाप | recited silently | verb, past |
| hitamātmanaḥ | हितमात्मनः | what was beneficial to himself | accusative adjective + genitive |
Reference: 2.52.78 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa