Shloka 1.48Unverified draft
न तु केकयराजानं जनकं वा नराधिपः। त्वरया चानयामास पश्चात्तौ श्रोष्यतः प्रियम् ।।2.1.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| kekayarājānam | केकयराजानम् | the king of Kekaya | accusative |
| janakam | जनकम् | Janaka | accusative |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| narādhipaḥ | नराधिपः | the lord of men | nominative |
| tvarayā | त्वरया | in haste | instrumental |
| cānayāmāsa | चानयामास | summoned | verb, past |
| paścāt | पश्चात् | afterward | adverb |
| tau | तौ | those two | accusative dual |
| śroṣyataḥ | श्रोष्यतः | who would hear | accusative dual future participle |
| priyam | प्रियम् | the good news | accusative |
Reference: 2.1.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa