Shloka 1.3Unverified draft
चारित्रेण च को युक्तस्सर्वभूतेषु को हित: । विद्वान्क: कस्समर्थश्च कश्चैकप्रियदर्शन: ।।1.1.3।।
Meaning
Who is of good character, devoted to every creature's welfare, learned, capable of what others cannot do, and a pleasure simply to look upon?
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaḥ cāritreṇa ca yuktaḥ | कः चारित्रेण च युक्तः | appropriate in disposition | Compound phrase |
| kaḥ sarva bhūteṣu hitaḥ | कः सर्व भूतेषु हितः | who is interested in the welfare of all beings | Compound phrase |
| kaḥ vidvān | कः विद्वान् | who is an adept one | Compound phrase |
| samarthaḥ ca | समर्थः च | an able one also | Compound phrase |
| kaḥ ca eka priya darśanaḥ | कः च एक प्रिय दर्शनः | who is also uniquely pleasant to look at | 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 3-6 as a unit -- see the note under shloka 6, which contains the full discussion.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa