Shloka 1.11Unverified draft
समस्समविभक्ताङ्गस्स्निग्धवर्ण: प्रतापवान् । पीनवक्षा विशालाक्षो लक्ष्मीवान् शुभलक्षणः ।। 1.1.11।।
Meaning
Neither too tall nor too short, his limbs perfectly matched, his complexion glowing and faintly dark, his chest broad, his eyes wide-set -- a man marked all over with auspicious signs of fortune.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samaḥ | समः | built in right proportion, physically | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| sama vibhakta aṅgaḥ | सम विभक्त अङ्गः | with symmetrically divided limbs | Compound phrase |
| snigdha varṇaḥ | स्निग्ध वर्णः | charmingly coloured/complexioned | Compound phrase |
| pratāpavān | प्रतापवान् | courageous one, or resplendent one | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| pīna vakśāḥ | पीन वक्शाः | sinew chested | Compound phrase |
| viśāla akśaḥ | विशाल अक्शः | wide eyed | Compound phrase |
| lakṣmīvān | लक्ष्मीवान् | prosperous one | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| śubha lakṣaṇaḥ | शुभ लक्षणः | with auspicious features | Compound phrase |
Scholar commentary
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
(Commentary on this passage spans shlokas 7-18 -- see the fuller note under shloka 18.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa