Shloka 48.5Unverified draft
नष्टं दृष्ट्वा नाभ्यनन्दन्विपुलं वा धनागमम् । पुत्रं प्रथमजं लब्ध्वा जननी नाभ्यनन्दत ।।2.48.5।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| naṣṭaṃ | नष्टं | lost | accusative adjective |
| dṛṣṭvā | दृष्ट्वा | having seen | gerund |
| nābhyanandanvipulaṃ | नाभ्यनन्दन्विपुलं | did not rejoice, abundant | negation + verb, past + accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| dhanāgamam | धनागमम् | the acquiring of wealth | accusative |
| putraṃ | पुत्रं | son | accusative |
| prathamajaṃ | प्रथमजं | first-born | accusative adjective |
| labdhvā | लब्ध्वा | having obtained | gerund |
| jananī | जननी | the mother | nominative |
| nābhyanandata | नाभ्यनन्दत | did not rejoice | negation + verb, past |
Reference: 2.48.5 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa