Shloka 58.18Unverified draft
धर्मनित्या यथाकालमग्न्यगारपरा भव । देवि देवस्य पादौ च देववत् परिपालय ।।2.58.18।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmanityā | धर्मनित्या | ever devoted to righteousness | nominative adjective |
| yathākālamagnyagāraparā | यथाकालमग्न्यगारपरा | attentive to the fire-chamber at the proper time | adverb + nominative adjective |
| bhava | भव | be | verb, imperative |
| devi | देवि | O queen | vocative |
| devasya | देवस्य | of my father | genitive |
| pādau | पादौ | feet | accusative dual |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| devavat | देववत् | as befits her lord | adverb |
| paripālaya | परिपालय | attend, care for | verb, imperative |
Reference: 2.58.18 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa