Shloka 76.1Unverified draft
तमेवं शोकसन्तप्तं भरतं केकयीसुतम् । उवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो वसिष्ठः श्रेष्ठवागृषिः ।।2.76.1।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamevaṃ | तमेवं | him, thus | accusative adjective + adverb |
| śokasantaptaṃ | शोकसन्तप्तं | consumed by grief | accusative adjective |
| bharataṃ | भरतं | Bharata | accusative |
| kekayīsutam | केकयीसुतम् | the son of Kaikeyi | accusative adjective |
| uvāca | उवाच | spoke to | verb, past |
| vadatāṃ | वदतां | of speakers | genitive |
| śreṣṭho | श्रेष्ठो | the foremost | nominative adjective |
| vasiṣṭhaḥ | वसिष्ठः | Vasishtha | nominative |
| śreṣṭhavāgṛṣiḥ | श्रेष्ठवागृषिः | the sage, foremost in speech | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.76.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa