Shloka 21.23Unverified draft
धर्मज्ञ यदि धर्मिष्ठो धर्मं चरितुमिच्छसि। शुश्रूष मामिहस्थस्त्वं चर धर्ममनुत्तमम् ।।2.21.23।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmajña | धर्मज्ञ | O knower of righteousness | vocative |
| yadi | यदि | if | conjunction |
| dharmiṣṭhaḥ | धर्मिष्ठः | most devoted to righteousness | nominative adjective |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| caritum | चरितुम् | to practice | infinitive |
| icchasi | इच्छसि | you wish | verb, present |
| śuśrūṣa | शुश्रूष | attend, serve dutifully | verb, imperative |
| mām | माम् | me | accusative |
| ihasthaḥ | इहस्थः | remaining here | nominative adjective |
| tvam | त्वम् | you | nominative |
| cara | चर | practice | verb, imperative |
| dharmam | धर्मम् | righteousness | accusative |
| anuttamam | अनुत्तमम् | supreme | accusative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.23 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa