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Shloka 24.13Unverified draft

यावज्जीवति काकुत्स्थः पिता मे जगतीपतिः। शुश्रूषा क्रियतां तावत्स हि धर्मः सनातनः ।।2.24.13।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
yāvatयावत्as long asconjunction
jīvatiजीवतिlivesverb, present
kākutsthaḥकाकुत्स्थःthe descendant of Kakutsthanominative
pitāपिताfathernominative
meमेmygenitive
jagatīpatiḥजगतीपतिःlord of the earthnominative
śuśrūṣāशुश्रूषाservice, attendancenominative
kriyatāmक्रियताम्let be renderedverb, passive imperative
tāvatतावत्so longadverb
saḥसःthatnominative
hiहिindeedparticle
dharmaḥधर्मःrighteous dutynominative
sanātanaḥसनातनःeternal, ancientnominative adjective

Reference: 2.24.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa