Shloka 50.37Unverified draft
ईदृशं हि महाबाहो कः प्रप्स्यत्यतिथिं प्रियम् । ततः गुणवदन्नाद्यमुपादाय पृथग्विधम् । अर्घ्यं चोपानयत्क्षिप्रं वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ।।2.50.37।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| īdṛśaṃ | ईदृशं | such a | accusative adjective |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| mahābāho | महाबाहो | O mighty-armed one | vocative |
| kaḥ | कः | who | interrogative |
| prapsyatyatithiṃ | प्रप्स्यत्यतिथिं | will obtain such a guest | verb, future + accusative |
| priyam | प्रियम् | dear, beloved | accusative adjective |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | adverb |
| guṇavadannādyamupādāya | गुणवदन्नाद्यमुपादाय | having brought excellent food and provisions | accusative adjective + gerund |
| pṛthagvidham | पृथग्विधम् | of various kinds | accusative adjective |
| arghyaṃ | अर्घ्यं | the offering of respect, water for guests | accusative |
| copānayatkṣipraṃ | चोपानयत्क्षिप्रं | and quickly brought forward | conjunction + verb, past + adverb |
| vākyaṃ | वाक्यं | speech | accusative |
| cedamuvāca | चेदमुवाच | and spoke this | conjunction + accusative adjective + verb, past |
| ha | ह | indeed | particle |
Reference: 2.50.37 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa