Shloka 1.9Unverified draft
बुद्धिमान्नीतिमान्वाग्मी श्रीमान् शत्रुनिबर्हण: । विपुलांसो महाबाहु: कम्बुग्रीवो महाहनु: ।।1.1.9।।
Meaning
Wise, versed in the science of governance, eloquent, glorious, a destroyer of his foes -- broad-shouldered, long-armed, marked at the throat with the three auspicious lines of a conch shell, and strong of jaw.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| buddhimān | बुद्धिमान् | wise | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| nītimān | नीतिमान् | moralist | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| vāgmī | वाग्मी | eloquent | Nominative singular -- '-in' stem adjective (masc.) |
| śrīmān | श्रीमान् | glorious one | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
| śatru nibharhaṇaḥ | शत्रु निभर्हणः | destroyer of enemies | Compound phrase |
| vipula amsaḥ | विपुल अम्सः | broad shouldered | Compound phrase |
| mahā bāhuḥ | महा बाहुः | with lengthy arms | Compound phrase |
| kambugrīvaḥ | कम्बुग्रीवः | with three lines in the neck (indicative of good fortune) | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| mahā hanuḥ | महा हनुः | high cheek bones | 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 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: 1.1.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa