Shloka 100.55Unverified draft
देवतार्थे च पित्रर्थे ब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु च । योधेषु मित्रवर्गेषु कच्चिद्गच्छति ते व्ययः ।।2.100.55।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| devatārthe | देवतार्थे | for the sake of the gods | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| pitrarthe | पित्रर्थे | for the sake of ancestors | locative |
| brāhmaṇābhyāgateṣu | ब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु | toward brahmin guests | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| yodheṣu | योधेषु | toward warriors | locative |
| mitravargeṣu | मित्रवर्गेषु | toward groups of friends | locative |
| kaccidgacchati | कच्चिद्गच्छति | I hope goes | particle + verb, present |
| te | ते | your | genitive |
| vyayaḥ | व्ययः | expenditure | nominative |
Reference: 2.100.55 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa