Shloka 44.4Unverified draft
शिष्टैराचरिते सम्यक्छश्वत्प्रेत्य फलोदये । रामो धर्मे स्थितः श्रेष्ठो न स शोच्यः कदाचन ।।2.44.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śiṣṭairācarite | शिष्टैराचरिते | practiced by the learned, virtuous | instrumental + locative adjective |
| samyakchaśvatpretya | सम्यक्छश्वत्प्रेत्य | properly, eternally, after death | adverb + adverb + gerund |
| phalodaye | फलोदये | in the arising of fruit | locative |
| rāmo | रामो | Rama | nominative |
| dharme | धर्मे | in righteousness | locative |
| sthitaḥ | स्थितः | established | nominative adjective |
| śreṣṭho | श्रेष्ठो | the best | nominative adjective |
| na | न | not | negation |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| śocyaḥ | शोच्यः | to be grieved for | nominative gerundive |
| kadācana | कदाचन | ever | adverb |
Reference: 2.44.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa