रामायणम्
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निमित्तं लक्षणज्ञानं शकुनिस्वरदर्शनम् । अवश्यं सुखदुःखेषु नराणां प्रतिदृश्यते ।।3.52.4।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
nimittaṃ lakṣaṇajñānaṃ śakunisvaradarśanamनिमित्तं लक्षणज्ञानं शकुनिस्वरदर्शनम्omens, the reading of bodily signs, the cries and sight of birdsnominative + nominative compound + nominative compound
avaśyaṃ sukhaduḥkheṣu narāṇāṃ pratidṛśyateअवश्यं सुखदुःखेषु नराणां प्रतिदृश्यतेare surely seen to foretell the joys and sorrows of menadverb + locative plural compound + genitive plural + passive verb

Reference: 3.52.4 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa