Shloka 57.14Unverified draft
किं समर्थं जनस्यास्य किं प्रियं किं सुखावहम् । इति रामेण नगरं पितृवत्परिपालितम् ।।2.57.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| samarthaṃ | समर्थं | capable, adequate | nominative adjective |
| janasyāsya | जनस्यास्य | of this people | genitive + genitive adjective |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| priyaṃ | प्रियं | dear | nominative adjective |
| kiṃ | किं | what | interrogative |
| sukhāvaham | सुखावहम् | conducive to happiness | nominative adjective |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | by Rama | instrumental |
| nagaraṃ | नगरं | the city | nominative |
| pitṛvatparipālitam | पितृवत्परिपालितम् | was protected as by a father | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.57.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa