Shloka 25.6Unverified draft

पितृशुश्रूषया पुत्र मातृशुश्रूषया तथा। सत्येन च महाबाहो चिरं जीवाभिरक्षितः ।।2.25.6।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pitṛśuśrūṣayāपितृशुश्रूषयाby service to the fatherinstrumental
putraपुत्रO sonvocative
mātṛśuśrūṣayāमातृशुश्रूषयाby service to the motherinstrumental
tathāतथाlikewiseadverb
satyenaसत्येनby truthinstrumental
caचandconjunction
mahābāhoमहाबाहोO mighty-armed onevocative
ciramचिरम्for a long timeadverb
jīvaजीवliveverb, imperative
abhirakṣitaḥअभिरक्षितःprotectednominative adjective

Reference: 2.25.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa