Shloka 42.14Unverified draft
वाहनानां च मुख्यानां वहतां तं ममात्मजम् । पदानि पथि दृश्यन्ते स महात्मा न दृश्यते ।।2.42.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vāhanānāṃ | वाहनानां | of the vehicles | genitive |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mukhyānāṃ | मुख्यानां | the chief | genitive |
| vahatāṃ | वहतां | which were carrying | genitive present participle |
| taṃ | तं | him | accusative |
| mamātmajam | ममात्मजम् | my son | accusative |
| padāni | पदानि | the footprints, tracks | nominative |
| pathi | पथि | on the road | locative |
| dṛśyante | दृश्यन्ते | are seen | verb, present passive |
| sa | स | he | nominative |
| mahātmā | महात्मा | the great-souled one | nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| dṛśyate | दृश्यते | is seen | verb, present passive |
Reference: 2.42.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa