Shloka 27.5Unverified draft
न पिता नात्मजो नात्मा न माता न सखीजनः। इह प्रेत्य च नारीणां पतिरेको गतिः सदा ।।2.27.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
| nātmajaḥ | नात्मजः | nor son | nominative |
| nātmā | नात्मा | nor the self | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| mātā | माता | mother | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| sakhījanaḥ | सखीजनः | female companions | nominative |
| iha | इह | here, in this world | adverb |
| pretya | प्रेत्य | after death | gerund |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| nārīṇām | नारीणाम् | of women | genitive |
| patireko | पतिरेको | the husband alone | nominative |
| gatiḥ | गतिः | the recourse, refuge | nominative |
| sadā | सदा | always | adverb |
Reference: 2.27.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa