Shloka 70.18Unverified draft

पुरोहितं च कुशलं ये चान्ये द्विजसत्तमाः । तौ च तात महेष्वासौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।।2.70.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
purohitaṃपुरोहितंthe family priestaccusative
caचandconjunction
kuśalaṃकुशलंwell-beingaccusative
yeयेthose whonominative relative pronoun
cānyeचान्येand othersconjunction + nominative adjective
dvijasattamāḥद्विजसत्तमाःthe most excellent of the twice-bornnominative
tauतौthe twoaccusative dual adjective
caचandconjunction
tātaतातO dear onevocative
maheṣvāsauमहेष्वासौthe two great archersaccusative dual adjective
bhrātarauभ्रातरौthe two brothersaccusative dual
rāmalakṣmaṇauरामलक्ष्मणौRama and Lakshmanaaccusative dual

Reference: 2.70.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa