अगस्त्यवचनाच्चैव जग्राहैन्द्रं शरासनम् ।।1.1.42।। खड्गं च परमप्रीतस्तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ ।
Meaning
On Agastya's counsel he gladly accepted Indra's bow, a sword, and two quivers whose arrows would never be spent.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sutīkṣṇam ca api | सुतीक्ष्णम् च अपि | and also (Sage) Sutikshna | Compound phrase |
| agastyam ca | अगस्त्यम् च | and (Sage) Agastya | Compound phrase |
| agastya bhrātaram tathā | अगस्त्य भ्रातरम् तथा | and likewise Agastya's brother | Compound phrase |
| agastya vacanāt ca eva | अगस्त्य वचनात् च एव | and according to Sage Agastya's word alone | Compound phrase |
| jagrāha parama prītaḥ | जग्राह परम प्रीतः | received, greatly delighted | Compound phrase |
| śarāsanam aindram | शरासनम् ऐन्द्रम् | the bow of Indra | Compound phrase |
Scholar commentary
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
Describes Agastya presenting Rama with the divine bow. The commentary traces its ownership back through the story: the bow originally belonged to Vishnu, passed to Varuna, was taken by Indra, and reached Agastya, who in turn gave it to Rama -- establishing, against any ambiguity in the verse itself, that this is specifically Vishnu's bow being restored to him.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.42 · Bāla Kāṇḍa