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Shloka 1.38Unverified draft

वृद्धिकामो हि लोकस्य सर्वभूतानुकम्पनः। मत्तः प्रियतरो लोके पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् ।।2.1.38।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vṛddhikāmaḥवृद्धिकामःdesirous of the welfare/prosperitynominative adjective
hiहिindeedparticle
lokasyaलोकस्यof the worldgenitive
sarvabhūtānukampanaḥसर्वभूतानुकम्पनःcompassionate to all beingsnominative adjective
mattaḥमत्तःthan meablative
priyataraḥप्रियतरःdearernominative adjective
lokeलोकेto the worldlocative
parjanyaपर्जन्यa raincloudnominative
ivaइवlikeparticle
vṛṣṭimānवृष्टिमान्one that rains abundantlynominative adjective

Reference: 2.1.38 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa