Shloka 56

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

अहर्निशिषु सर्वतः स्पृशत्सु सर्वचारिषु । प्रकाशगूढवृत्तिषु स्वधर्ममेव पालय

Translation

Dia e noite estendem-se por toda parte, tocam todas as coisas e percorrem tudo. O dia torna tudo manifesto, e a noite o encobre. Por isso, quer no que é visível quer no que é oculto, guarda sempre o teu próprio dharma.

Word by Word

• अहर्निशिषु: in days and nights
• अहर्निशिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहर्निशा
• Form: feminine, locative, plural

• सर्वतः: everywhere/from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• स्पृशत्सु: while touching; in (those) touching
• स्पृशत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• सर्वचारिषु: in (those) moving everywhere; all-pervading
• सर्वचारिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वचारिन्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• प्रकाशगूढवृत्तिषु: in the states/operations of manifest and hidden (i.e., day and night)
• प्रकाशगूढवृत्तिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाशगूढवृत्ति
• Form: feminine, locative, plural

• स्वधर्मम्: one's own duty
• स्वधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पालय: protect/observe (you should follow)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालय् (पाल्)
• Form: imperative, second, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

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