Shloka 40.43Unverified draft

प्रत्यगारमिवायान्ती वत्सला वत्सकारणात् । बद्धवत्सा यथा धेनुः राममाताऽभ्याधावत ।।2.40.43।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
pratyagāramivāyāntīप्रत्यगारमिवायान्तीas though coming towards homeadverb + comparison + nominative present participle
vatsalāवत्सलाaffectionatenominative adjective
vatsakāraṇātवत्सकारणात्for the sake of her calfablative
baddhavatsāबद्धवत्साwhose calf has been tied upnominative adjective
yathāयथाasadverb
dhenuḥधेनुःa cownominative
rāmamātā'bhyādhāvataराममाताऽभ्याधावतRama's mother ran towardsnominative + verb, past

Reference: 2.40.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa