Sumadhva Vijaya 2.27
nAthaM niShevya bhavanAnatidUramAptaH prAj~no mahaprakR^itadundubhinAdapUrvAt .
putrodbhavashravaNato mahadApya saukhyaM j~nAnaM paroxapadamapyamateShTahetum .. 27..
padacChedaH:
nAthaM niShevya bhavanAt anatidUraM AptaH prAj~naH mahaprakR^itadundubhinAdapUrvAt
putrodbhavashravaNataH mahat Apya saukhyaM j~nAnaM paroxapadaM api amata iShTahetum .
anvayaH:
nAthaM niShevya bhavanAt anatidUraM AptaH prAj~naH mahaprakR^itadundubhinAdapUrvAt
putrodbhavashravaNataH mahat saukhyaM Apya paroxapadaM api j~nAnaM iShTahetum amata .
anvayArthaH:
nAthaM = Lord ananteshwara niShevya = after serving bhavanAt = to his home anatidUraM = very near AptaH = having reached prAj~naH = the wise madhyageha bhaTTa mahaprakR^itadundubhinAdapUrvAt = preceeded by the festive drum beat putrodbhavashravaNataH = on hearing the news of the birth of his son mahat = great saukhyaM = joy Apya = having experienced paroxapadaM api = even indirect j~nAnaM = knowledge iShTahetum = is the cause of happiness amata = realized.
Summary:
Having reached very near to this home on his way back after serving Lord ananteshwara, the wise madhyageha bhaTTa, experienced great joy on hearing the festive drum beat followed by the news of the birth of his son. At that instance he realized that not only direct knowlede but even indirect knowledge can be the cause of happiness. ( He did not yet see his son’s face. Still, he felt great joy just by hearing the news of his birth)
