Shloka 71.43Unverified draft
दृश्यन्ते वणिजोऽप्यद्य न यथापूर्वमत्र वै । ध्यानसंविग्नहृदयाः नष्टव्यापारयन्त्रिताः ।।2.71.43।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dṛśyante | दृश्यन्ते | are seen | verb, passive present |
| vaṇijo'pyadya | वणिजोऽप्यद्य | the merchants too, today | nominative + particle + adverb |
| na | न | not | negation |
| yathāpūrvamatra | यथापूर्वमत्र | as before, here | adverb + adverb |
| vai | वै | indeed | particle |
| dhyānasaṃvignahṛdayāḥ | ध्यानसंविग्नहृदयाः | their hearts agitated with anxious thought | nominative adjective |
| naṣṭavyāpārayantritāḥ | नष्टव्यापारयन्त्रिताः | restrained, their business ruined | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.71.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa