Shloka 68.22Unverified draft
भर्तुः प्रियार्थं कुलरक्षणार्थम् भर्तुश्च वंशस्य परिग्रहार्थम् । अहेदमानास्त्वरया स्म दूताः रात्र्यां तु ते तत्पुरमेव याताः ।।2.68.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhartuḥ | भर्तुः | of their master | genitive |
| priyārthaṃ | प्रियार्थं | for the sake of what is dear | accusative |
| kularakṣaṇārtham | कुलरक्षणार्थम् | for the sake of protecting the family | accusative |
| bhartuśca | भर्तुश्च | and of their master | genitive + conjunction |
| vaṃśasya | वंशस्य | of the lineage | genitive |
| parigrahārtham | परिग्रहार्थम् | for the sake of its preservation, continuance | accusative |
| ahedamānāstvarayā | अहेदमानास्त्वरया | without hesitation, with haste | nominative adjective + instrumental |
| sma | स्म | indeed | particle |
| dūtāḥ | दूताः | the messengers | nominative |
| rātryāṃ | रात्र्यां | at night | locative |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| te | ते | they | nominative adjective |
| tatpurameva | तत्पुरमेव | that very city | accusative adjective + particle |
| yātāḥ | याताः | reached, went to | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.68.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa