Shloka 78.23Unverified draft
इमामपि हतां कुब्जां यदि जानाति राघवः । त्वां च मां चैव धर्मात्मा नाभिभाषिष्यते ध्रुवम् ।।2.78.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imāmapi | इमामपि | even this one | accusative adjective + particle |
| hatāṃ | हतां | slain | accusative adjective |
| kubjāṃ | कुब्जां | the hunchback | accusative |
| yadi | यदि | if | conditional particle |
| jānāti | जानाति | should know | verb, present |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| tvāṃ | त्वां | you | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| māṃ | मां | me | accusative |
| caiva | चैव | and indeed | conjunction + particle |
| dharmātmā | धर्मात्मा | the righteous-souled one | nominative |
| nābhibhāṣiṣyate | नाभिभाषिष्यते | will not speak to | negation + verb, future |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | certainly | adverb |
Reference: 2.78.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa