Shloka 70.9Unverified draft
स ददर्श महात्मानं जनकं धर्मवत्सलम्। सोऽभिवाद्य शतानन्दं राजानं चापि धार्मिकम्। राजार्हं परमं दिव्यमासनं चाऽध्यरोहत
Meaning
Kushadhwaja arrived and beheld the noble, righteousness-loving Janaka; after saluting Satananda and the virtuous king, he took a seat befitting royalty.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa dadarśa mahā-ātmānam | स ददर्श महा-आत्मानम् | he saw the great-souled one | Nominative / Verb (perfect) / Accusative |
| janakam dharma-vatsalam | जनकम् धर्म-वत्सलम् | Janaka, devoted to righteousness | Accusative (x2) |
| saḥ abhivādya śatānandam | सः अभिवाद्य शतानन्दम् | he, having saluted Shatananda | Nominative / Gerund / Accusative |
| rājānam ca api dhārmikam | राजानम् च अपि धार्मिकम् | and also the righteous king | Accusative / Adverbial / Adverbial / Accusative |
| rāja-arham paramam divyam | राज-अर्हम् परमम् दिव्यम् | a supreme, divine [seat], fit for a king | Accusative (x3) |
| āsanam ca adhyarohata | आसनम् च अध्यरोहत | and he ascended a seat | Accusative / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect, middle) |
Reference: 1.70.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa