Shloka 74.13Unverified draft

किं नावबुध्यसे क्रूरे नियतं बन्धुसंश्रयम् । ज्येष्ठं पितृसमं रामं कौसल्यायात्मसम्भवम् ।।2.74.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kiṃकिंwhyinterrogative
nāvabudhyaseनावबुध्यसेdo you not perceivenegation + verb, present
krūreक्रूरेO cruel onevocative adjective
niyataṃनियतंcertainly, fixedaccusative adverb
bandhusaṃśrayamबन्धुसंश्रयम्the refuge of kinsmenaccusative
jyeṣṭhaṃज्येष्ठंthe eldestaccusative adjective
pitṛsamaṃपितृसमंequal to a fatheraccusative adjective
rāmaṃरामंRamaaccusative
kausalyāyātmasambhavamकौसल्यायात्मसम्भवम्born of the self of Kausalyagenitive + accusative adjective

Reference: 2.74.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa