Shloka 21.41Unverified draft
धर्मो हि परमो लोके धर्मे सत्यं प्रतिष्ठितम्। धर्मसंश्रितमेतच्च पितुर्वचनमुत्तमम् ।।2.21.41।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteousness | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| paramaḥ | परमः | supreme | nominative adjective |
| loke | लोके | in the world | locative |
| dharme | धर्मे | in righteousness | locative |
| satyam | सत्यम् | truth | nominative |
| pratiṣṭhitam | प्रतिष्ठितम् | established | nominative adjective |
| dharmasaṃśritam | धर्मसंश्रितम् | founded upon righteousness | nominative adjective |
| etat | एतत् | this | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| piturvacanam | पितुर्वचनम् | the father's word | nominative |
| uttamam | उत्तमम् | supreme | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.21.41 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa