Shloka 4.40Unverified draft

कल्याणे बत नक्षत्रे मयि जातोऽसि पुत्रक। येन त्वया दशरथो गुणैराराधितः पिता ।।2.4.40।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kalyāṇeकल्याणेauspiciouslocative adjective
bataबतindeedparticle
nakṣatreनक्षत्रेunder the constellationlocative
mayiमयिin melocative
jātaḥजातःbornnominative adjective
asiअसिyou areverb, present
putrakaपुत्रकO dear sonvocative
yenaयेनby which (means)instrumental
tvayāत्वयाby youinstrumental
daśarathaḥदशरथःDasharathanominative
guṇaiḥगुणैःby virtuesinstrumental
ārādhitaḥआराधितःpropitiated, gratifiednominative adjective
pitāपिताfathernominative

Reference: 2.4.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa