रामायणम्
Shloka 58.20Unverified draft

कुमारे भरते वृत्तिर्वर्तितव्या च राजवत् । अर्थज्येष्ठा हि राजानो राजधर्ममनुस्मर ।।2.58.20।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kumāreकुमारेtoward the princelocative
bharateभरतेBharatalocative
vṛttirvartitavyāवृत्तिर्वर्तितव्याconduct should be observednominative + nominative adjective
caचandconjunction
rājavatराजवत्as befits a kingadverb
arthajyeṣṭhāअर्थज्येष्ठाelder in matters of governancenominative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
rājānoराजानोkingsnominative
rājadharmamanusmaraराजधर्ममनुस्मरremember the duty of kingsaccusative + verb, imperative

Reference: 2.58.20 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa