Shloka 24.27Unverified draft
अपि या निर्नमस्कारा निवृत्ता देवपूजनात्। शुश्रूषामेव कुर्वीत भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता ।।2.24.27।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| api | अपि | even | particle |
| yā | या | who | relative pronoun |
| nirnamaskārā | निर्नमस्कारा | without offering obeisance | nominative adjective |
| nivṛttā | निवृत्ता | abstaining, ceased | nominative adjective |
| devapūjanāt | देवपूजनात् | from the worship of the gods | ablative |
| śuśrūṣāmeva | शुश्रूषामेव | only service | accusative |
| kurvīta | कुर्वीत | should perform | verb, optative |
| bhartuḥ | भर्तुः | of the husband | genitive |
| priyahite | प्रियहिते | in what is dear and beneficial | locative |
| ratā | रता | devoted | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.24.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa