Shloka 8.16Unverified draft
भरतश्चापि रामस्य ध्रुवं वर्षशतात्परम्। पितृपैतामहं राज्यं प्राप्नुयात्पुरुषर्षभः ।।2.8.16।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bharataḥ | भरतः | Bharata | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | from Rama | genitive |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | surely | adverb |
| varṣaśatāt | वर्षशतात् | than a hundred years | ablative |
| param | परम् | beyond | adverb |
| pitṛpaitāmaham | पितृपैतामहम् | belonging to father and grandfather | accusative adjective |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| prāpnuyāt | प्राप्नुयात् | would obtain | verb, optative |
| puruṣarṣabhaḥ | पुरुषर्षभः | the foremost of men | nominative |
Reference: 2.8.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa