Shloka 1.44-45Unverified draft
स तेषां प्रतिशुश्राव राक्षसानां तथा वने ।।1.1.44।। प्रतिज्ञातश्च रामेण वधस्संयति रक्षसाम् । ऋषीणामग्निकल्पानां दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम् ।।1.1.45।।
Meaning
Rama agreed, and there among those fire-bright ascetics of Dandaka gave his word that he would kill the demons in open battle.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarve ṛṣayaḥ | सर्वे ऋषयः | all the sages | Compound phrase |
| abhyāgaman | अभ्यागमन् | approached (Rama) | Epithet / descriptive term |
| asura rakṣasām vadhāya | असुर रक्षसाम् वधाय | for the killing of demons and ogres | Compound phrase |
| saḥ pratiśuśrāva tathā | सः प्रतिशुश्राव तथा | he (Rama) agreed to that (supplication) | Compound phrase |
| teṣām rākṣasānām vane | तेषाम् राक्षसानाम् वने | of those (sages living) in the forest of demons | Compound phrase |
| pratijñātaḥ ca rāmeṇa | प्रतिज्ञातः च रामेण | a promise was also made by Rama | Compound phrase |
| vadhaḥ ca rakṣasām samyati | वधः च रक्षसाम् सम्यति | about the killing of the demons in combat | Compound phrase |
| ṛṣīṇām agnikalpānām | ऋषीणाम् अग्निकल्पानाम् | to the sages who equalled fire | Compound phrase |
| daṇḍaka araṇya vāsinām | दण्डक अरण्य वासिनाम् | living in the Dandaka forest | Compound phrase |
Reference: 1.1.44-45 · Bāla Kāṇḍa