Shloka 72.48Unverified draft
न ब्राह्मणधनं किञ्चिद्धृतं रामेण कस्यचित् । कश्चिन्नाढ्यो दरिद्रो वा तेनापापो विहिंसितः ।।2.72.48।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na | न | not | negation |
| brāhmaṇadhanaṃ | ब्राह्मणधनं | a brahmin's wealth | accusative |
| kiñciddhṛtaṃ | किञ्चिद्धृतं | anything, taken | accusative adjective + accusative adjective |
| rāmeṇa | रामेण | by Rama | instrumental |
| kasyacit | कस्यचित् | of anyone | genitive |
| kaścinnāḍhyo | कश्चिन्नाढ्यो | any wealthy person | nominative adjective + negation + nominative adjective |
| daridro | दरिद्रो | poor | nominative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| tenāpāpo | तेनापापो | by him, though sinless | instrumental adjective + nominative adjective |
| vihiṃsitaḥ | विहिंसितः | harmed | nominative adjective |
Reference: 2.72.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa