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)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| purohitaṃ | पुरोहितं | the family priest | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| kuśalaṃ | कुशलं | well-being | accusative |
| ye | ये | those who | nominative relative pronoun |
| cānye | चान्ये | and others | conjunction + nominative adjective |
| dvijasattamāḥ | द्विजसत्तमाः | the most excellent of the twice-born | nominative |
| tau | तौ | the two | accusative dual adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| tāta | तात | O dear one | vocative |
| maheṣvāsau | महेष्वासौ | the two great archers | accusative dual adjective |
| bhrātarau | भ्रातरौ | the two brothers | accusative dual |
| rāmalakṣmaṇau | रामलक्ष्मणौ | Rama and Lakshmana | accusative dual |
Reference: 2.70.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa