Shloka 40.7Unverified draft
इदं हि वृत्तमुचितं कुलस्यास्य सनातनम् । दानं दीक्षा च यज्ञेषु तनुत्यागो मृधेषु च ।।2.40.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idaṃ | इदं | this | nominative |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| vṛttamucitaṃ | वृत्तमुचितं | proper conduct | nominative adjective |
| kulasyāsya | कुलस्यास्य | of this family | genitive |
| sanātanam | सनातनम् | ancient, eternal | nominative adjective |
| dānaṃ | दानं | giving, charity | nominative |
| dīkṣā | दीक्षा | initiation, consecration | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| yajñeṣu | यज्ञेषु | in sacrifices | locative |
| tanutyāgo | तनुत्यागो | abandonment of the body | nominative |
| mṛdheṣu | मृधेषु | in battles | locative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
Reference: 2.40.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa