Shloka 8.18Unverified draft

यथा मे भरतो मान्यस्तथा भूयोऽपि राघावः। कौसल्यातोऽतिरिक्तं च सोऽनुशुश्रूषते हि माम् ।।2.8.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yathāयथाasadverb
meमेto medative
bharataḥभरतःBharatanominative
mānyaḥमान्यःworthy of honornominative adjective
tathāतथाsoadverb
bhūyaḥभूयःeven moreadverb
apiअपिalsoparticle
rāghavaḥराघवःRamanominative
kausalyātaḥकौसल्यातःthan Kausalyaablative
atiriktamअतिरिक्तम्even more, in excessaccusative adjective
caचandconjunction
saḥसःhepronoun
anuśuśrūṣateअनुशुश्रूषतेattends upon, servesverb, present
hiहिindeedparticle
māmमाम्meaccusative

Reference: 2.8.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa