Shloka 1.16Unverified draft
सर्वदाभिगतस्सद्भिस्समुद्र इव सिन्धुभिः । आर्यस्सर्वसमश्चैव सदैकप्रियदर्शनः ।।1.1.16।।
Meaning
As rivers make always for the sea, so do the good always find their way to him; noble, he treats everyone alike, and his face is a delight to behold at any time.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| samudra sindhubhiḥ iva | समुद्र सिन्धुभिः इव | like an ocean by rivers | Compound phrase |
| sarvadā abhigataḥ | सर्वदा अभिगतः | always accessible | Compound phrase |
| sadbhiḥ | सद्भिः | by clean-minded ones | Instrumental plural |
| āryaḥ | आर्यः | noble one | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| sarvasamaḥ ca eva | सर्वसमः च एव | and also treats all equally | Compound phrase |
| sadā eva priya darśanaḥ | सदा एव प्रिय दर्शनः | indeed ever a feast to the eye | 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: 1.1.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa