Shloka 8.18Unverified draft
यथा मे भरतो मान्यस्तथा भूयोऽपि राघावः। कौसल्यातोऽतिरिक्तं च सोऽनुशुश्रूषते हि माम् ।।2.8.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| me | मे | to me | dative |
| bharataḥ | भरतः | Bharata | nominative |
| mānyaḥ | मान्यः | worthy of honor | nominative adjective |
| tathā | तथा | so | adverb |
| bhūyaḥ | भूयः | even more | adverb |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| rāghavaḥ | राघवः | Rama | nominative |
| kausalyātaḥ | कौसल्यातः | than Kausalya | ablative |
| atiriktam | अतिरिक्तम् | even more, in excess | accusative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| saḥ | सः | he | pronoun |
| anuśuśrūṣate | अनुशुश्रूषते | attends upon, serves | verb, present |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
Reference: 2.8.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa