Shloka 96.23Unverified draft
सम्प्राप्तोऽयमरिर्वीर भरतो वध्यैव मे । भरतस्य वधे दोषं नाहं पश्यामि राघव ।।2.96.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samprāpto'yamarirvīra | सम्प्राप्तोऽयमरिर्वीर | this enemy has arrived, O hero | nominative adjective + nominative adjective + nominative + vocative |
| bharato | भरतो | Bharata | nominative |
| vadhyaiva | वध्यैव | is indeed to be slain | nominative adjective + particle |
| me | मे | by me | instrumental |
| bharatasya | भरतस्य | of Bharata | genitive |
| vadhe | वधे | in the killing | locative |
| doṣaṃ | दोषं | fault | accusative |
| nāhaṃ | नाहं | not I | negation + nominative |
| paśyāmi | पश्यामि | see | verb, present |
| rāghava | राघव | O Rama | vocative |
Reference: 2.96.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa