Shloka 72.5Unverified draft
अस्य धर्मात्मनो राजन् रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि । सुताद्वयं नरश्रेष्ठ पत्न्यर्थं वरयामहे।
Meaning
'...has two daughters unrivalled in beauty upon this earth; we ask, O king, for their hands as brides.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asya dharma-ātmanaḥ rājan | अस्य धर्म-आत्मनः राजन् | of this righteous-souled one, O king | Genitive / Genitive / Vocative |
| rūpeṇa apratimam bhuvi | रूपेण अप्रतिमम् भुवि | incomparable in beauty on earth | Instrumental / Nominative / Locative |
| suta-dvayam nara-śreṣṭha | सुत-द्वयम् नर-श्रेष्ठ | the pair of daughters, O best of men | Accusative / Vocative |
| patnī-artham varayāmahe | पत्नी-अर्थम् वरयामहे | we ask, for the sake of wives | Accusative / Verb (present, middle) |
Reference: 1.72.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa