Shloka 28.24Unverified draft
क्रोधलोभौ विमोक्तव्यौ कर्तव्या तपसे मतिः। न भेतव्यं च भेतव्ये नित्यं दुःखमतो वनम् ।।2.28.24।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| krodhalobhau | क्रोधलोभौ | anger and greed | accusative dual |
| vimoktavyau | विमोक्तव्यौ | to be abandoned | accusative dual gerundive |
| kartavyā | कर्तव्या | to be cultivated | nominative gerundive |
| tapase | तपसे | for austerity | dative |
| matiḥ | मतिः | resolve, mind | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| bhetavyam | भेतव्यम् | to be feared | nominative gerundive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bhetavye | भेतव्ये | in what is (truly) fearsome | locative |
| nityam | नित्यम् | always | adverb |
| duḥkhamato | दुःखमतो | hence sorrowful | nominative |
| vanam | वनम् | the forest | nominative |
Reference: 2.28.24 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa