Shloka 97.31Unverified draft
सा चित्रकूटे भरतेन सेना धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य विधूय दर्पम् । प्रसादनार्थं रघुनन्दनस्य विराजते नीतिमता प्रणीता ।।2.97.31।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā | सा | that | nominative adjective |
| citrakūṭe | चित्रकूटे | at Chitrakuta | locative |
| bharatena | भरतेन | by Bharata | instrumental |
| senā | सेना | the army | nominative |
| dharmaṃ | धर्मं | righteousness | accusative |
| puraskṛtya | पुरस्कृत्य | having placed foremost | gerund |
| vidhūya | विधूय | having shaken off | gerund |
| darpam | दर्पम् | pride | accusative |
| prasādanārthaṃ | प्रसादनार्थं | for the sake of appeasement | accusative adverb |
| raghunandanasya | रघुनन्दनस्य | of the delight of the Raghus, Rama | genitive |
| virājate | विराजते | shines | verb, present |
| nītimatā | नीतिमता | by the one possessed of wise policy | instrumental adjective |
| praṇītā | प्रणीता | led, conducted | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.97.31 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa