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Shloka 28.14Unverified draft

देवतानां पितृणां च कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्। प्राप्तानामतिथीनां च नित्यशः प्रतिपूजनम् ।।2.28.14।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
devatānāmदेवतानाम्of the godsgenitive
pitṛṇāmपितृणाम्of the ancestorsgenitive
caचandconjunction
kartavyamकर्तव्यम्to be performednominative gerundive
vidhipūrvakamविधिपूर्वकम्in accordance with prescribed riteadverb
prāptānāmatithīnāmप्राप्तानामतिथीनाम्of guests who arrivegenitive
caचandconjunction
nityaśaḥनित्यशःconstantlyadverb
pratipūjanamप्रतिपूजनम्due honoring, worshipnominative

Reference: 2.28.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa