Shloka 19.22Unverified draft
न ह्यतो धर्मचरणं किञ्चिदस्ति महत्तरम्। यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया ।।2.19.22।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| ataḥ | अतः | than this | ablative |
| dharmacaraṇam | धर्मचरणम् | the practice of righteousness | nominative |
| kiñcit | किञ्चित् | anything | nominative |
| asti | अस्ति | is | verb, present |
| mahattaram | महत्तरम् | greater | nominative adjective |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| pitari | पितरि | toward one's father | locative |
| śuśrūṣā | शुश्रूषा | dutiful service | nominative |
| tasya | तस्य | his | genitive |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| vacanakriyā | वचनक्रिया | the carrying out of his word | nominative |
Reference: 2.19.22 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa