Shloka 108.17Unverified draft
स नास्ति परमित्येव कुरु बुद्धिं महामते । प्रत्यक्षं यत्तदातिष्ठ परोक्षं पृष्ठतः कुरु ।।2.108.17।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa | स | that | nominative adjective |
| nāsti | नास्ति | does not exist | negation + verb, present |
| paramityeva | परमित्येव | the beyond, thus indeed | nominative adjective + particle + particle |
| kuru | कुरु | hold | verb, imperative |
| buddhiṃ | बुद्धिं | understanding | accusative |
| mahāmate | महामते | O greatly wise one | vocative |
| pratyakṣaṃ | प्रत्यक्षं | what is perceptible | accusative |
| yattadātiṣṭha | यत्तदातिष्ठ | abide in that which | relative accusative adjective + verb, imperative |
| parokṣaṃ | परोक्षं | what is beyond perception | accusative |
| pṛṣṭhataḥ | पृष्ठतः | behind, disregarded | adverb |
| kuru | कुरु | put | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.108.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa