Shloka 48.37Unverified draft
प्रशान्तगीतोत्सवनृत्तवादना व्यपास्तहर्षा पिहितापणोदया । तदा ह्ययोध्या नगरी बभूव सा महार्णवः सङ्क्षपितोदको यथा ।।2.48.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| praśāntagītotsavanṛttavādanā | प्रशान्तगीतोत्सवनृत्तवादना | with songs, festivals, dances, and music stilled | nominative adjective |
| vyapāstaharṣā | व्यपास्तहर्षा | whose joy was cast away | nominative adjective |
| pihitāpaṇodayā | पिहितापणोदया | whose shop-fronts were shut | nominative adjective |
| tadā | तदा | then | adverb |
| hyayodhyā | ह्ययोध्या | indeed Ayodhya | particle + nominative |
| nagarī | नगरी | the city | nominative |
| babhūva | बभूव | became | verb, past |
| sā | सा | she | nominative |
| mahārṇavaḥ | महार्णवः | the great ocean | nominative |
| saṅkṣapitodako | सङ्क्षपितोदको | whose waters have been drained away | nominative adjective |
| yathā | यथा | as | adverb |
Reference: 2.48.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa