Shloka 41.9Unverified draft
नाग्निहोत्राण्यहूयन्त नापचन्गृहमेधिनः । अकुर्वन्न प्रजाः कार्यं सूर्यश्चान्तरधीयत ।।2.41.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nāgnihotrāṇyahūyanta | नाग्निहोत्राण्यहूयन्त | the fire-offerings were not made | negation + accusative + verb, past passive |
| nāpacangṛhamedhinaḥ | नापचन्गृहमेधिनः | the householders did not cook | negation + verb, past + nominative |
| akurvanna | अकुर्वन्न | did not perform, and not | verb, past + negation |
| prajāḥ | प्रजाः | the people | nominative |
| kāryaṃ | कार्यं | duty, work | accusative |
| sūryaścāntaradhīyata | सूर्यश्चान्तरधीयत | and the sun disappeared | nominative + conjunction + verb, past passive |
Reference: 2.41.9 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa