Shloka 24.28Unverified draft
एष धर्मः पुरा दृष्टो लोके वेदे श्रुतः स्मृतः। अग्निकार्येषु च सदा सुमनोभिश्च देवताः ।।2.24.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| eṣa | एष | this | nominative |
| dharmaḥ | धर्मः | righteous duty | nominative |
| purā | पुरा | of old | adverb |
| dṛṣṭaḥ | दृष्टः | seen, established | nominative adjective |
| loke | लोके | in the world | locative |
| vede | वेदे | in the Veda | locative |
| śrutaḥ | श्रुतः | heard, revealed | nominative adjective |
| smṛtaḥ | स्मृतः | remembered, recorded in tradition | nominative adjective |
| agnikāryeṣu | अग्निकार्येषु | in the fire rituals | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
| sumanobhiḥ | सुमनोभिः | by the good-minded | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| devatāḥ | देवताः | the deities | nominative |
Reference: 2.24.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa