Shloka 72.48Unverified draft

न ब्राह्मणधनं किञ्चिद्धृतं रामेण कस्यचित् । कश्चिन्नाढ्यो दरिद्रो वा तेनापापो विहिंसितः ।।2.72.48।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
naनnotnegation
brāhmaṇadhanaṃब्राह्मणधनंa brahmin's wealthaccusative
kiñciddhṛtaṃकिञ्चिद्धृतंanything, takenaccusative adjective + accusative adjective
rāmeṇaरामेणby Ramainstrumental
kasyacitकस्यचित्of anyonegenitive
kaścinnāḍhyoकश्चिन्नाढ्योany wealthy personnominative adjective + negation + nominative adjective
daridroदरिद्रोpoornominative adjective
vāवाorconjunction
tenāpāpoतेनापापोby him, though sinlessinstrumental adjective + nominative adjective
vihiṃsitaḥविहिंसितःharmednominative adjective

Reference: 2.72.48 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa