शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणश्चापि सीता चापि यशस्विनी । रामानुयायिनस्ते वा मन्त्रिपुत्रा महाधियः ॥ २१ ॥
śatrughnō lakṣmaṇaścāpi sītā cāpi yaśasvinī | rāmānuyāyinastē vā mantriputrā mahādhiyaḥ || 21 ||
Translation
Śatrughna and Lakṣmaṇa, the glorious Sītā, Rāma's followers, and the sons of the ministers, men of great understanding?
Word by word
- śatrughnaḥ
- Śatrughna
- lakṣmaṇaḥ
- Lakṣmaṇa
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- sītā
- Sītā
- yaśasvinī
- the glorious
- rāma
- Rāma's
- anuyāyinaḥ
- followers
- tē
- those
- vā
- and
- mantri
- of the ministers
- putrāḥ
- the sons
- mahādhiyaḥ
- of great understanding
Meaning
The question takes in Rāma's whole circle: family, companions and counsellors. All of them, Vālmīki will say, were free while living.