Shloka 28.15Unverified draft
कार्यस्त्रिरभिषेकश्च काले काले च नित्यशः। चरता नियमेनैव तस्माद्दुःखतरं वनम् ।।2.28.15।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kāryastrirabhiṣekaśca | कार्यस्त्रिरभिषेकश्च | and the ritual bath is to be performed thrice | nominative gerundive |
| kāle | काले | at the (proper) time | locative |
| kāle | काले | at time | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| nityaśaḥ | नित्यशः | always | adverb |
| caratā | चरता | by one who observes | instrumental present participle |
| niyamenaiva | नियमेनैव | with strict discipline alone | instrumental |
| tasmāt | तस्मात् | therefore | adverb |
| duḥkhataram | दुःखतरम् | more sorrowful | nominative adjective |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa