Shloka 1.39-40Unverified draft
गते तु भरते श्रीमान् सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रिय: ।।1.1.39।। रामस्तु पुनरालक्ष्य नागरस्य जनस्य च । तत्रागमनमेकाग्रो दण्डकान्प्रविवेश ह ।।1.1.40।।
Meaning
Once Bharata had gone, Rama -- true to his word, master of his own senses -- foresaw that people would keep making the journey to see him at Chitrakuta, and so, seeking solitude, pressed on into the Dandaka forest.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| rāma āgamana kānkṣayā | राम आगमन कान्क्षया | with an expectation of Rama's arrival | Compound phrase |
| nandigrāme akarot rājyam | नन्दिग्रामे अकरोत् राज्यम् | carried on the kingdom from Nandigrama | Compound phrase |
| bharate gate tu | भरते गते तु | however, after Bharata left | Compound phrase |
| rāmaḥ śrīmān | रामः श्रीमान् | the splendid Rama | Compound phrase |
| satya sandhaḥ | सत्य सन्धः | the truth-bound one | Compound phrase |
| jita indriyaḥ | जित इन्द्रियः | one with conquered senses | Compound phrase |
| rāmaḥ tu punaḥ ālakṣya | रामः तु पुनः आलक्ष्य | Rama, then, anticipating | Compound phrase |
| nāgarasya janasya ca tatra āgamanam | नागरस्य जनस्य च तत्र आगमनम् | the (repeated) arrival there of the citizens and other people | Compound phrase |
| ekāgraḥ | एकाग्रः | to be undisturbed | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| daṇḍakān praviveśa ha | दण्डकान् प्रविवेश ह | he then entered the Dandaka forests | Compound phrase |
Reference: 1.1.39-40 · Bāla Kāṇḍa