Shloka 54.13Unverified draft
न्यवेदयत चात्मानं तस्मै लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः । पुत्रौ दशरथस्यावां भगवन् रामलक्ष्मणौ ।।2.54.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nyavedayata | न्यवेदयत | announced, introduced | verb, past |
| cātmānaṃ | चात्मानं | and himself | conjunction + accusative |
| tasmai | तस्मै | to him | dative |
| lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ | लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः | the elder brother of Lakshmana | nominative |
| putrau | पुत्रौ | the two sons | nominative dual |
| daśarathasyāvāṃ | दशरथस्यावां | of Dasharatha, we two | genitive + nominative dual |
| bhagavan | भगवन् | O venerable one | vocative |
| rāmalakṣmaṇau | रामलक्ष्मणौ | Rama and Lakshmana | nominative dual |
Reference: 2.54.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa