Shloka 71.43Unverified draft

दृश्यन्ते वणिजोऽप्यद्य न यथापूर्वमत्र वै । ध्यानसंविग्नहृदयाः नष्टव्यापारयन्त्रिताः ।।2.71.43।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dṛśyanteदृश्यन्तेare seenverb, passive present
vaṇijo'pyadyaवणिजोऽप्यद्यthe merchants too, todaynominative + particle + adverb
naनnotnegation
yathāpūrvamatraयथापूर्वमत्रas before, hereadverb + adverb
vaiवैindeedparticle
dhyānasaṃvignahṛdayāḥध्यानसंविग्नहृदयाःtheir hearts agitated with anxious thoughtnominative adjective
naṣṭavyāpārayantritāḥनष्टव्यापारयन्त्रिताःrestrained, their business ruinednominative adjective

Reference: 2.71.43 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa