Shloka 78.3Unverified draft
बलवान् वीर्यसम्पन्नो लक्ष्मणो नाम योऽप्यसौ । किं न मोचयते रामं कृत्वा अपि पितृनिग्रहम् ।।2.78.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| balavān | बलवान् | powerful | nominative adjective |
| vīryasampanno | वीर्यसम्पन्नो | endowed with valor | nominative adjective |
| lakṣmaṇo | लक्ष्मणो | Lakshmana | nominative |
| nāma | नाम | by name | adverb |
| yo'pyasau | योऽप्यसौ | who too, that one | nominative adjective + particle + nominative adjective |
| kiṃ | किं | why | interrogative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| mocayate | मोचयते | does he free | verb, present |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rama | accusative |
| kṛtvā | कृत्वा | having done | gerund |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| pitṛnigraham | पितृनिग्रहम् | restraint, opposition to father | accusative |
Reference: 2.78.3 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa