Shloka 1.27Unverified draft
श्रैष्ठ्यं शास्त्रसमूहेषु प्राप्तो व्यामिश्रकेषु च। अर्थधर्मौ च संगृह्य सुखतन्त्रो न चालसः ।।2.1.27।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śraiṣṭhyam | श्रैष्ठ्यम् | pre-eminence | accusative |
| śāstrasamūheṣu | शास्त्रसमूहेषु | in the collections of the sciences | locative |
| prāptaḥ | प्राप्तः | attained | nominative adjective |
| vyāmiśrakeṣu | व्यामिश्रकेषु | in their subsidiary/mixed branches | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| arthadharmau | अर्थधर्मौ | wealth and righteousness | accusative dual |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| saṃgṛhya | संगृह्य | having grasped/understood | gerund |
| sukhatantraḥ | सुखतन्त्रः | devoted to (rightful) comfort | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| alasaḥ | अलसः | indolent | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.1.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa