Shloka 58.5Unverified draft
क्व नु वत्स्यति धर्मात्मा वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः । सोऽत्यन्तसुखितः सूत किमशिष्यति राघवः ।।2.58.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kva | क्व | where | interrogative |
| nu | नु | indeed | particle |
| vatsyati | वत्स्यति | will he dwell | verb, future |
| dharmātmā | धर्मात्मा | the righteous-souled one | nominative |
| vṛkṣamūlamupāśritaḥ | वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः | taken shelter at the foot of a tree | accusative + nominative adjective |
| so'tyantasukhitaḥ | सोऽत्यन्तसुखितः | he who was ever accustomed to comfort | nominative + nominative adjective |
| sūta | सूत | O charioteer | vocative |
| kimaśiṣyati | किमशिष्यति | what will he eat | interrogative + verb, future |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
Reference: 2.58.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa