रामायणम्
Shloka 82.13Unverified draft

ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठश्च धर्मात्मा दिलीपनहुषोपमः । लब्धुमर्हति काकुत्स्थो राज्यं दशरथो यथा ।।2.82.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
jyeṣṭhaḥज्येष्ठःthe eldestnominative adjective
śreṣṭhaścaश्रेष्ठश्चand the foremostnominative adjective + conjunction
dharmātmāधर्मात्माthe righteous-souled onenominative
dilīpanahuṣopamaḥदिलीपनहुषोपमःcomparable to Dilipa and Nahushanominative adjective
labdhumarhatiलब्धुमर्हतिdeserves to obtaininfinitive + verb, present
kākutsthoकाकुत्स्थोRama, of the Kakutstha linenominative
rājyaṃराज्यंthe kingdomaccusative
daśarathoदशरथोDasharathanominative
yathāयथाasadverb

Reference: 2.82.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa