Sumadhva Vijaya 2.45

pucChAntamacChamavalambya kadAcideSha prAtarvrajAdvrajata eva nijarShabhasya .

prAyAt priyasya sahasA svajanairadR^iShTo nAnAvaneShu caratashcharatastR^iNAni ..45..

padacChedaH

pucChAntaM acChaM avalambya kadAcit eShaH prAtaH vrajAt vrajataH eva nijarShabhasya prAyAt priyasya sahasA svajanaiH adR^iShTaH nAnAvaneShu carataH charataH tR^iNAni .

anvayaH

svajanaiH adR^iShTaH eShaH kadAcit prAtaH vrajAt vrajataH eva priyasya nAnAvaneShu carataH tR^iNAni charataH nijarShabhasya acChaM pucChAntaM avalambya sahasA prAyAt .

anvayArthaH

svajanaiH = by his parents adR^iShTaH = unnoticed eShaH = this vAsudeva kadAcit = once prAtaH = in the morning vrajAt = from the cattle-shed vrajataH eva = going out priyasya = beloved nAnAvaneShu = in various forests carataH = wandering tR^iNAni = grass charataH = grazing nijarShabhasya = of his bull acChaM = clean pucChAntaM = tail avalambya = holding sahasA = without second thought prAyAt = went out.

Summary

One morning, his favorite bull was going out to graze in various forests. The child, unnoticed by his parents, followed the bull to the forest, catching its clean tail without any second thought.

Notes: vAsudeva was a bold child. He did not fear going to the forest all alone without his parents.

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