Shloka 24.27Unverified draft

अपि या निर्नमस्कारा निवृत्ता देवपूजनात्। शुश्रूषामेव कुर्वीत भर्तुः प्रियहिते रता ।।2.24.27।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
apiअपिevenparticle
yāयाwhorelative pronoun
nirnamaskārāनिर्नमस्काराwithout offering obeisancenominative adjective
nivṛttāनिवृत्ताabstaining, ceasednominative adjective
devapūjanātदेवपूजनात्from the worship of the godsablative
śuśrūṣāmevaशुश्रूषामेवonly serviceaccusative
kurvītaकुर्वीतshould performverb, optative
bhartuḥभर्तुःof the husbandgenitive
priyahiteप्रियहितेin what is dear and beneficiallocative
ratāरताdevotednominative adjective

Reference: 2.24.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa