Shloka 4.27Unverified draft
किं तु चित्तं मनुष्याणामनित्यमिति मे मतिः। सतां च धर्मनित्यानां कृतशोभि च राघव ।।2.4.27।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kiṃ tu | किं तु | but | adverb |
| cittam | चित्तम् | the mind | nominative |
| manuṣyāṇām | मनुष्याणाम् | of men | genitive |
| anityam | अनित्यम् | impermanent, fickle | nominative adjective |
| iti | इति | thus | particle |
| me | मे | my | genitive |
| matiḥ | मतिः | opinion | nominative |
| satām | सताम् | of the virtuous | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| dharmanityānām | धर्मनित्यानाम् | of those ever devoted to righteousness | genitive |
| kṛtaśobhi | कृतशोभि | made splendid, fair-seeming | nominative adjective |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| rāghava | राघव | O descendant of Raghu | vocative |
Reference: 2.4.27 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa