Shloka 8.14Unverified draft

धर्मज्ञो गुरुभिर्दान्तः कृतज्ञः सत्यवाक्छुचिः। रामो राज्ञः सुतो ज्येष्ठो यौवराज्यमतोऽर्हति ।।2.8.14।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dharmajñaḥधर्मज्ञःknower of righteousnessnominative adjective
gurubhiḥगुरुभिःby his eldersinstrumental
dāntaḥदान्तःdisciplined, restrainednominative adjective
kṛtajñaḥकृतज्ञःgratefulnominative adjective
satyavākसत्यवाक्truthful in speechnominative adjective
śuciḥशुचिःpurenominative adjective
rāmaḥरामःRamanominative
rājñaḥराज्ञःof the kinggenitive
sutaḥसुतःsonnominative
jyeṣṭhaḥज्येष्ठःeldestnominative adjective
yauvarājyamयौवराज्यम्the crown-princeshipaccusative
ataḥअतःhenceadverb
arhatiअर्हतिdeservesverb, present

Reference: 2.8.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa