Shloka 72.43Unverified draft
तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतस्त्रस्तः भ्रातुश्चारित्रशङ्कया । स्वस्य वंशस्य माहात्म्यात् प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ।।2.72.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tacchrutvā | तच्छ्रुत्वा | having heard that | gerund |
| bharatastrastaḥ | भरतस्त्रस्तः | Bharata, terrified | nominative + nominative adjective |
| bhrātuścāritraśaṅkayā | भ्रातुश्चारित्रशङ्कया | with suspicion regarding his brother's conduct | genitive + instrumental |
| svasya | स्वस्य | his own | genitive adjective |
| vaṃśasya | वंशस्य | of the lineage | genitive |
| māhātmyāt | माहात्म्यात् | on account of its greatness | ablative |
| praṣṭuṃ | प्रष्टुं | to ask | infinitive |
| samupacakrame | समुपचक्रमे | began | verb, past |
Reference: 2.72.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa