Shloka 4.40Unverified draft
कल्याणे बत नक्षत्रे मयि जातोऽसि पुत्रक। येन त्वया दशरथो गुणैराराधितः पिता ।।2.4.40।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kalyāṇe | कल्याणे | auspicious | locative adjective |
| bata | बत | indeed | particle |
| nakṣatre | नक्षत्रे | under the constellation | locative |
| mayi | मयि | in me | locative |
| jātaḥ | जातः | born | nominative adjective |
| asi | असि | you are | verb, present |
| putraka | पुत्रक | O dear son | vocative |
| yena | येन | by which (means) | instrumental |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| daśarathaḥ | दशरथः | Dasharatha | nominative |
| guṇaiḥ | गुणैः | by virtues | instrumental |
| ārādhitaḥ | आराधितः | propitiated, gratified | nominative adjective |
| pitā | पिता | father | nominative |
Reference: 2.4.40 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa