Shloka 1.8Unverified draft
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवो रामो नाम जनैश्श्रुत: । नियतात्मा महावीर्यो द्युतिमान्धृतिमान् वशी ।।1.1.8।।
Meaning
Born into the line of Ikshvaku, he is known to the world as Rama: self-possessed, immensely valorous, radiant, steadfast in resolve, and complete master of his own senses.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikṣvāku vaṃśaḥ prabhavaḥ | इक्ष्वाकु वंशः प्रभवः | born in the Ikshvaku dynasty | Compound phrase |
| rāmaḥ nāma | रामः नाम | one named Rama | Compound phrase |
| janaiḥ śrutaḥ | जनैः श्रुतः | has been heard of by people | Compound phrase |
| niyatātmā | नियतात्मा | with a controlled self | Epithet / descriptive term |
| mahā vīryaḥ | महा वीर्यः | highly valorous one | Compound phrase |
| dyutimān | द्युतिमान् | resplendent one | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| dhṛtimān | धृतिमान् | steadfast | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| vaśī | वशी | controller (of vice and vile, or, of his senses) | Nominative singular -- '-in' stem adjective (masc.) |
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: 1.1.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa