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Shloka 82.12Unverified draft

कथं दशरथाज्ञातः भवेद्राज्यापहारकः । राज्यं चाहं च रामस्य धर्मं वक्तुमिहार्हसि ।।2.82.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kathaṃकथंhowinterrogative
daśarathājñātaḥदशरथाज्ञातःunknown, unrecognized by Dasharathanominative adjective
bhavedrājyāpahārakaḥभवेद्राज्यापहारकःcould there be a usurper of the kingdomverb, optative + nominative adjective
rājyaṃराज्यंthe kingdomnominative
cāhaṃचाहंand Iconjunction + nominative
caचandconjunction
rāmasyaरामस्यof Ramagenitive
dharmaṃधर्मंthe righteous truthaccusative
vaktumihārhasiवक्तुमिहार्हसिyou ought to speak hereinfinitive + adverb + verb, present

Reference: 2.82.12 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa