Shloka 66.2Unverified draft
तमर्चयित्वा धर्मात्मा शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा। राघवौ च महात्मानौ तदा वाक्यमुवाच ह
Meaning
The virtuous Janaka paid respects to Viswamitra and the highsouled Rama and Lakshmana in accordance with the sastras and spoke:
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tam | तम् | him | accusative |
| arcayitvā | अर्चयित्वा | having honored/worshipped | gerund |
| dharmātmā | धर्मात्मा | the righteous-souled one (Janaka) | nominative |
| śāstradṛṣṭena | शास्त्रदृष्टेन | prescribed by scripture | instrumental adjective |
| karmaṇā | कर्मणा | by the rite | instrumental |
| rāghavau | राघवौ | the two descendants of Raghu | accusative dual |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mahātmānau | महात्मानौ | the two great-souled ones | accusative dual |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | words | accusative |
| uvāca | उवाच | spoke | verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 1.66.2 · Bāla Kāṇḍa