Shloka 21.7Unverified draft
साधु धर्ममवेक्षस्व साधु साधुव्रतं चर । यथा तव तथान्येषां दारा रक्ष्या निशाचर ।।5.21.7।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sādhu dharmamavekṣasva sādhu sādhuvrataṃ cara | साधु धर्ममवेक्षस्व साधु साधुव्रतं चर | consider dharma well; follow well the practice of the good | adverb + accusative + imperative + adverb + accusative compound + imperative |
| yathā tava tathānyeṣāṃ dārā rakṣyā niśācara | यथा तव तथान्येषां दारा रक्ष्या निशाचर | as your wives are to be protected, so are others', night-ranger | particle + genitive pronoun + adverb + genitive plural + nominative plural + gerundive plural + vocative compound |
Reference: 5.21.7 · Sundara Kāṇḍa