Shloka 48.4Unverified draft
न चाहृष्यन्न चामोदन्वणिजो न प्रसारयन् । न चाशोभन्त पण्यानि नापचन्गृहमेधिनः ।।2.48.4।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| cāhṛṣyanna | चाहृष्यन्न | and did not rejoice, not | conjunction + verb, past + negation |
| cāmodanvaṇijo | चामोदन्वणिजो | and merchants took delight | conjunction + verb, past + nominative |
| na | न | not | negation |
| prasārayan | प्रसारयन् | did they display, spread out | verb, past |
| na | न | not | negation |
| cāśobhanta | चाशोभन्त | and did shine, adorn | conjunction + verb, past |
| paṇyāni | पण्यानि | merchandise | nominative |
| nāpacangṛhamedhinaḥ | नापचन्गृहमेधिनः | the householders did not cook | negation + verb, past + nominative |
Reference: 2.48.4 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa