Shloka 73.34Unverified draft

पत्नीभि: सन्तु काकुत्स्था मा भूत्कालस्य पर्यय:। जनकस्य वच: श्रुत्वा पाणीन्पाणिभिरस्पृशन्।

Meaning

'and may you, descendants of Kakutstha, live with your wives without any lapse of time.' On hearing Janaka's words, the princes joined their palms with the palms of the brides,

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
patnībhiḥ santu kākutsthāḥपत्नीभिः सन्तु काकुत्स्थाःlet the descendants of Kakutstha be with their wivesInstrumental plural / Verb (imperative) / Nominative plural
mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥमा भूत् कालस्य पर्ययःlet there be no lapse of timeNegation / Verb (imperfect) / Genitive / Nominative
janakasya vacaḥ śrutvāजनकस्य वचः श्रुत्वाhaving heard Janaka's wordGenitive / Accusative / Gerund
pāṇīn pāṇibhiḥ aspṇśanपाणीन् पाणिभिः अस्प्ण्शन्they touched hands with handsAccusative plural / Instrumental plural / Verb (imperfect)

Reference: 1.73.34 · Bāla Kāṇḍa