Shloka 8.27Unverified draft
ध्रुवं तु भरतं रामः प्राप्य राज्यमकण्टकम्। देशान्तरं वा नयिता लोकान्तरमथाऽपि वा ।।2.8.27।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | surely | adverb |
| tu | तु | and | particle |
| bharatam | भरतम् | Bharata | accusative |
| rāmaḥ | रामः | Rama | nominative |
| prāpya | प्राप्य | having obtained | gerund |
| rājyam | राज्यम् | the kingdom | accusative |
| akaṇṭakam | अकण्टकम् | free of thorns/obstacles | accusative adjective |
| deśāntaram | देशान्तरम् | to another region | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| nayitā | नयिता | will lead, banish | nominative agent noun |
| lokāntaram | लोकान्तरम् | to another world | accusative |
| atha | अथ | or | adverb |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
Reference: 2.8.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa