Sumadhva Vijaya 2.49

chintAmaNIndramiva chintitadaM daridro

vij~nAnamArgamiva viShNuparaM mumuxuH .

naShTaM ca nandanamiti svajano.asya labdhvA

nAthasya tasya tamanugrahameva mene ..49..

padacChedaH

chintAmaNIndraM iva chintitadaM daridraH vij~nAnamArgaM iva viShNuparaM mumuxuH naShTaM ca nandanaM iti svajanaH asya labdhvA

nAthasya tasya taM anugrahaM eva mene.

anvayaH

daridraH chintitadaM chintAmaNIndraM iva mumuxuH viShNuparaM vij~nAnamArgaM iva ca asya svajanaH iti naShTaM nandanaM labdhvA

taM tasya nAthasya anugrahaM eva mene.

anvayArthaH

daridraH = A poor person chintitadaM = giving all one desires chintAmaNIndraM = a precious jewel iva = like mumuxuH = one desiring liberation viShNuparaM = of viShNu vij~nAnamArgaM = path of knowledge iva = like asya svajanaH = relatives of the child iti = in this way naShTaM nandanaM ca = the lost child labdhvA = after finding taM = this tasya = of nAthasya = the Lord anugrahaM = grace eva = surely mene = believed.

Summary

Just as a poor person finds a precious jewel; just as the one desiring liberation finds the path of knowledge of viShNu; the relatives found the lost child. They believed this to be surely the grace of the Lord.

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