Shloka 40.43Unverified draft
प्रत्यगारमिवायान्ती वत्सला वत्सकारणात् । बद्धवत्सा यथा धेनुः राममाताऽभ्याधावत ।।2.40.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pratyagāramivāyāntī | प्रत्यगारमिवायान्ती | as though coming towards home | adverb + comparison + nominative present participle |
| vatsalā | वत्सला | affectionate | nominative adjective |
| vatsakāraṇāt | वत्सकारणात् | for the sake of her calf | ablative |
| baddhavatsā | बद्धवत्सा | whose calf has been tied up | nominative adjective |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
| dhenuḥ | धेनुः | a cow | nominative |
| rāmamātā'bhyādhāvata | राममाताऽभ्याधावत | Rama's mother ran towards | nominative + verb, past |
Reference: 2.40.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa