Shloka 79.2Unverified draft
गतो दशरथः स्वर्गं यो नो गुरुतरः गुरुः । रामं प्रव्राज्य वै ज्येष्ठं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम् ।।2.79.2।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gato | गतो | gone | nominative adjective |
| daśarathaḥ | दशरथः | Dasharatha | nominative |
| svargaṃ | स्वर्गं | to heaven | accusative |
| yo | यो | who | relative nominative |
| no | नो | our | genitive |
| gurutaraḥ | गुरुतरः | the weightier one | nominative adjective |
| guruḥ | गुरुः | elder, teacher | nominative |
| rāmaṃ | रामं | Rama | accusative |
| pravrājya | प्रव्राज्य | having exiled | gerund |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| jyeṣṭhaṃ | ज्येष्ठं | the eldest | accusative adjective |
| lakṣmaṇaṃ | लक्ष्मणं | Lakshmana | accusative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mahābalam | महाबलम् | of great strength | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.79.2 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa