Shloka 106.22Unverified draft
चतुर्णामाश्रमाणां हि गार्हस्थ्यं श्रेष्ठमाश्रमम् । प्राहुर्धर्मज्ञ धर्मज्ञास्तं कथं त्यक्तुमर्हसि ।।2.106.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| caturṇāmāśramāṇāṃ | चतुर्णामाश्रमाणां | of the four stages of life | genitive |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| gārhasthyaṃ | गार्हस्थ्यं | the householder's stage | nominative |
| śreṣṭhamāśramam | श्रेष्ठमाश्रमम् | the noblest stage | accusative adjective + accusative |
| prāhurdharmajña | प्राहुर्धर्मज्ञ | they declare, O knower of righteousness | verb, past + vocative |
| dharmajñāstaṃ | धर्मज्ञास्तं | the knowers of righteousness, that | nominative adjective + accusative adjective |
| kathaṃ | कथं | how | interrogative |
| tyaktumarhasi | त्यक्तुमर्हसि | ought you to abandon | infinitive + verb, present |
Reference: 2.106.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa