Shloka 5.3Unverified draft

इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातो रामो दशरथात्मजः । धर्मे निगदितश्चैव पितुर्निर्देशपारगः ।।4.5.3।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto rāmo daśarathātmajaḥइक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातो रामो दशरथात्मजःRāma, son of Daśaratha, born in the line of the Ikṣvākusgenitive plural + locative + past participle + nominative subject + nominative compound apposition
dharme nigaditaścaiva piturnirdeśapāragaḥधर्मे निगदितश्चैव पितुर्निर्देशपारगःrenowned for dharma, who fully carried out his father's commandlocative + past participle + particles + genitive + nominative compound adjective

Reference: 4.5.3 · Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa