Shloka 3.49Unverified draft
ते चापि पौरा नृपतेर्वचस्तच्छ्रुत्वा तदा लाभमिवेष्टमाशु। नरेन्द्रमामन्त्र्य गृहाणि गत्वा देवान्समानर्चुरभिप्रहृष्टाः ।।2.3.49।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| te | ते | they | nominative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| api | अपि | also | particle |
| paurāḥ | पौराः | the citizens | nominative |
| nṛpateḥ | नृपतेः | of the king | genitive |
| vacaḥ | वचः | the speech | accusative |
| tat | तत् | that | accusative |
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | gerund |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| lābham | लाभम् | a gain | accusative |
| iva | इव | as if | particle |
| iṣṭam | इष्टम् | desired | accusative adjective |
| āśu | आशु | quickly | adverb |
| narendram | नरेन्द्रम् | the king | accusative |
| āmantrya | आमन्त्र्य | having taken leave of | gerund |
| gṛhāṇi | गृहाणि | to their homes | accusative |
| gatvā | गत्वा | having gone | gerund |
| devān | देवान् | the gods | accusative |
| samānarcuḥ | समानर्चुः | they worshipped | verb, past |
| abhiprahṛṣṭāḥ | अभिप्रहृष्टाः | greatly delighted | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.3.49 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa