Shloka 41.15Unverified draft

अकस्मान्नागरः सर्वो जनो दैन्यमुपागमत् । आहारे वा विहारे वा न कश्चिदकरोन्मनः ।।2.41.15।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
akasmānnāgaraḥअकस्मान्नागरःsuddenly, of the cityadverb + nominative adjective
sarvoसर्वोallnominative adjective
janoजनोthe peoplenominative
dainyamupāgamatदैन्यमुपागमत्fell into wretchedness, miseryaccusative + verb, past
āhāreआहारेin foodlocative
vāवाorconjunction
vihāreविहारेin recreationlocative
vāवाorconjunction
naनnotnegation
kaścidakaronmanaḥकश्चिदकरोन्मनःdid anyone set the mindnominative + verb, past + accusative

Reference: 2.41.15 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa