Shloka 14.58Unverified draft

ततोऽब्रवीदृश्यशृङ्गं राजा दशरथस्तदा। कुलस्य वर्धनं त्वं तु कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत।।1.14.56।।

Meaning

Then King Dasaratha said to Rishyasringa: "O keeper of your vows, you alone can bring about the continuation of my line."

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥ abravīt ṛṣyaśṛṅgamततः अब्रवीत् ऋष्यशृङ्गम्then he said to RishyashringaVerb (imperfect)
rājā daśarathaḥ tadāराजा दशरथः तदाKing Dasharatha thenNominative singular
kulasya vardhanam tvam tuकुलस्य वर्धनम् त्वम् तुyou alone, the increase of my lineageAccusative singular
kartum arhasi su-vrataकर्तुम् अर्हसि सु-व्रतare fit to bring about, O one of good vowsVerb (present)

Reference: 1.14.58 · Bāla Kāṇḍa