आगतानां तत: पूजामृषिपुत्रश्चकार ह। इदमर्घ्यमिदं पाद्यमिदं मूलमिदं फलं च न:।।1.10.17।।
Meaning
On their arrival, the sage's son offered them hospitality, saying: "Here is water for your feet, here are roots, and here are fruits for us."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| āgatānām | आगतानाम् | of those who arrived | Genitive plural |
| tataḥ pūjām | ततः पूजाम् | then homage | Accusative singular |
| ṛṣi-putraḥ cakāra ha | ऋषि-पुत्रः चकार ह | the sage's son performed | Verb (perfect) |
| idam arghyam | इदम् अर्घ्यम् | this guest-offering | Nominative singular |
| idam pādyam | इदम् पाद्यम् | this water for the feet | Nominative singular |
| idam mūlam | इदम् मूलम् | this root | Nominative singular |
| idam phalam ca naḥ | इदम् फलम् च नः | and this fruit, for you (from us) | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source reads Rishyasringa's hospitality formula -- offering water for hands and feet, tubers, and fruits -- as him worshipping the courtesans as though they were visiting deities, using the exact ritual language reserved for Hindu worship. Having grown up a strict fruitarian, he offers tuber fruits like sweet potatoes, which the source calls out as almost comically plain fare to offer pleasure-seeking courtesans -- underscoring just how completely sheltered his upbringing was.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.10.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa