Shloka 6.12Unverified draft
नानाहिताग्निर्नायज्वा न क्षुद्रो वा न तस्कर: । कश्चिदासीदयोध्यायान्न च निर्वृत्तसङ्कर: ।।1.6.12।।
Meaning
In Ayodhya none neglected the sacrificial fire or the sacrifices themselves; there were no mean-spirited people, no thieves, and no children of improper mixed descent.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na an āhita agnī: | न अन् आहित अग्नीः | none, without, sacrificial, fires | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| a yajvā | अ यज्वा | non performer of rituals | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| na kśudra: | न क्शुद्रः | none, mean or low | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| va | व | or | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| na taskara: | न तस्करः | none, a thief | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| kascit | कस्चित् | someone | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| āsīt | आसीत् | is there | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| ayodhyāyām | अयोध्यायाम् | in Ayodhya | Accusative singular |
| na ca | न च | none, also | Indeclinable/particle |
| āvṛritta: na sankara: | आवृरित्तः न सन्करः | immoral, nor bastardised | Nominative singular (masc.) |
Reference: 1.6.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa