Shloka 24.25Unverified draft

राज्ञो वृद्धस्य सततं हितं चर समाहिता। व्रतोपवासनिरता या नारी परमोत्तमा ।।2.24.25।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
rājñaḥराज्ञःof the kinggenitive
vṛddhasyaवृद्धस्यagedgenitive adjective
satatamसततम्alwaysadverb
hitamहितम्welfareaccusative
caraचरact, performverb, imperative
samāhitāसमाहिताattentively, with focused mindnominative adjective
vratopavāsaniratāव्रतोपवासनिरताdevoted to vows and fastingnominative adjective
yāयाwhorelative pronoun
nārīनारीa womannominative
paramottamāपरमोत्तमाmost excellentnominative adjective

Reference: 2.24.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa