Shloka 77.25Unverified draft
मातृभ्यो मातृकार्याणि कृत्वा परमयन्त्रित:। गुरूणां गुरुकार्याणि काले कालेऽन्ववैक्षत
Meaning
With unfailing discipline he performed his duties toward his mothers, and looked after the needs of his elders at all appropriate times.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mātṛbhya: | मातृभ्यः | for his mothers | dative |
| mātṛkāryāṇi | मातृकार्याणि | duties/services owed to mothers | accusative |
| kṛtvā | कृत्वा | having done | gerund |
| paramayantrita: | परमयन्त्रितः | most self-controlled/attentive | nominative adjective |
| gurūṇām | गुरूणाम् | of his elders/preceptors | genitive |
| gurukāryāṇi | गुरुकार्याणि | duties owed to elders | accusative |
| kāle kāle | काले काले | from time to time | adverb, repeated |
| anvavaikṣata | अन्ववैक्षत | looked after, attended to | verb, past |
Reference: 1.77.25 · Bāla Kāṇḍa