Shloka 24.25Unverified draft
राज्ञो वृद्धस्य सततं हितं चर समाहिता। व्रतोपवासनिरता या नारी परमोत्तमा ।।2.24.25।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rājñaḥ | राज्ञः | of the king | genitive |
| vṛddhasya | वृद्धस्य | aged | genitive adjective |
| satatam | सततम् | always | adverb |
| hitam | हितम् | welfare | accusative |
| cara | चर | act, perform | verb, imperative |
| samāhitā | समाहिता | attentively, with focused mind | nominative adjective |
| vratopavāsaniratā | व्रतोपवासनिरता | devoted to vows and fasting | nominative adjective |
| yā | या | who | relative pronoun |
| nārī | नारी | a woman | nominative |
| paramottamā | परमोत्तमा | most excellent | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.24.25 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa