Shloka 54.23Unverified draft
एवमुक्तस्तु वचनं भरद्वाजेन राघवः । प्रत्युवाच शुभं वाक्यं रामः सर्वहितेरतः ।।2.54.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evamuktastu | एवमुक्तस्तु | thus addressed, but | adverb + nominative adjective + particle |
| vacanaṃ | वचनं | speech | accusative |
| bharadvājena | भरद्वाजेन | by Bharadvaja | instrumental |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| pratyuvāca | प्रत्युवाच | replied | verb, past |
| śubhaṃ | शुभं | auspicious | accusative adjective |
| vākyaṃ | वाक्यं | speech | accusative |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| sarvahiterataḥ | सर्वहितेरतः | devoted to the welfare of all | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.54.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa