Shloka 39.40Unverified draft
जज्ञेऽथ तासां सन्नादः क्रौञ्चीनामिव निस्वनः । मानवेन्द्रस्य भार्याणामेवं वदति राघवे ।।2.39.40।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| jajñe'tha | जज्ञेऽथ | then arose | verb, past + adverb |
| tāsāṃ | तासां | of them | genitive |
| sannādaḥ | सन्नादः | a loud cry | nominative |
| krauñcīnāmiva | क्रौञ्चीनामिव | like that of female curlews | genitive + comparison |
| nisvanaḥ | निस्वनः | the sound | nominative |
| mānavendrasya | मानवेन्द्रस्य | of the lord of men | genitive |
| bhāryāṇāmevaṃ | भार्याणामेवं | of the wives, thus | genitive + adverb |
| vadati | वदति | as he was speaking | locative present participle |
| rāghave | राघवे | Rama | locative |
Reference: 2.39.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa