Shloka 74.13Unverified draft
किं नावबुध्यसे क्रूरे नियतं बन्धुसंश्रयम् । ज्येष्ठं पितृसमं रामं कौसल्यायात्मसम्भवम् ।।2.74.13।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ | किं | why | interrogative |
| nāvabudhyase | नावबुध्यसे | do you not perceive | negation + verb, present |
| krūre | क्रूरे | O cruel one | vocative adjective |
| niyataṃ | नियतं | certainly, fixed | accusative adverb |
| bandhusaṃśrayam | बन्धुसंश्रयम् | the refuge of kinsmen | accusative |
| jyeṣṭhaṃ | ज्येष्ठं | the eldest | accusative adjective |
| pitṛsamaṃ | पितृसमं | equal to a father | accusative adjective |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rama | accusative |
| kausalyāyātmasambhavam | कौसल्यायात्मसम्भवम् | born of the self of Kausalya | genitive + accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.74.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa