Shloka 39.29Unverified draft
नातन्त्री वाद्यते वीणा नाचक्रो वर्तते रथः । नापतिः सुखमेधेत या स्यादपि शतात्मजा ।।2.39.29।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nātantrī | नातन्त्री | not without strings | negation + nominative adjective |
| vādyate | वाद्यते | is played | verb, present passive |
| vīṇā | वीणा | a lute | nominative |
| nācakro | नाचक्रो | not without wheels | negation + nominative adjective |
| vartate | वर्तते | moves, turns | verb, present |
| rathaḥ | रथः | a chariot | nominative |
| nāpatiḥ | नापतिः | not a husband | negation + nominative |
| sukhamedheta | सुखमेधेत | would prosper happily | accusative + verb, optative |
| yā | या | who | relative pronoun, feminine |
| syādapi | स्यादपि | even were she | verb, optative + particle |
| śatātmajā | शतात्मजा | mother of a hundred sons | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.39.29 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa