Shloka 8.14Unverified draft
धर्मज्ञो गुरुभिर्दान्तः कृतज्ञः सत्यवाक्छुचिः। रामो राज्ञः सुतो ज्येष्ठो यौवराज्यमतोऽर्हति ।।2.8.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmajñaḥ | धर्मज्ञः | knower of righteousness | nominative adjective |
| gurubhiḥ | गुरुभिः | by his elders | instrumental |
| dāntaḥ | दान्तः | disciplined, restrained | nominative adjective |
| kṛtajñaḥ | कृतज्ञः | grateful | nominative adjective |
| satyavāk | सत्यवाक् | truthful in speech | nominative adjective |
| śuciḥ | शुचिः | pure | nominative adjective |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| rājñaḥ | राज्ञः | of the king | genitive |
| sutaḥ | सुतः | son | nominative |
| jyeṣṭhaḥ | ज्येष्ठः | eldest | nominative adjective |
| yauvarājyam | यौवराज्यम् | the crown-princeship | accusative |
| ataḥ | अतः | hence | adverb |
| arhati | अर्हति | deserves | verb, present |
Reference: 2.8.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa