Shloka 14.41Unverified draft
पौरजानपदश्रेष्ठाः नैगमाश्च गणैः सह। एते चान्ये च बहवः प्रीयमाणाः प्रियंवदाः ।।2.14.41।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| paurajānapadaśreṣṭhāḥ | पौरजानपदश्रेष्ठाः | the foremost of the city and country folk | nominative |
| naigamāḥ | नैगमाः | guild-members, merchants | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| gaṇaiḥ | गणैः | with their groups | instrumental |
| saha | सह | together | preposition |
| ete | एते | these | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| anye | अन्ये | others | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| bahavaḥ | बहवः | many | nominative adjective |
| prīyamāṇāḥ | प्रीयमाणाः | rejoicing | nominative present participle |
| priyaṃvadāḥ | प्रियंवदाः | speaking kind words | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.14.41 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa