Shloka 72.34Unverified draft
धर्मविद्धर्मनित्यश्च सत्यसन्धो दृढव्रतः । आर्यः किमब्रवीद्राजा पिता मे सत्यविक्रमः ।।2.72.34।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmaviddharmanityaśca | धर्मविद्धर्मनित्यश्च | and knower of righteousness, ever constant in righteousness | nominative adjective + nominative adjective + conjunction |
| satyasandho | सत्यसन्धो | true to his vows | nominative adjective |
| dṛḍhavrataḥ | दृढव्रतः | of firm resolve | nominative adjective |
| āryaḥ | आर्यः | the noble one | nominative |
| kimabravīdrājā | किमब्रवीद्राजा | what did the king say | interrogative + verb, past + nominative |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| satyavikramaḥ | सत्यविक्रमः | of true valor | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.72.34 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa