तत: काले बहुतिथे कस्मिंश्चित्सुमनोहरे। वसन्ते समनुप्राप्ते राज्ञो यष्टुं मनोऽभवत्।।1.12.1।।
Meaning
After a long while, when the charming spring season arrived, the king's mind turned again to performing the sacrifice.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ kāle bahutithe | ततः काले बहुतिथे | then, after a considerable time | Locative singular |
| kasmiṃścit su-manohare | कस्मिंश्चित् सु-मनोहरे | in a certain very delightful [season] | Locative singular |
| vasante samanuprāpte | वसन्ते समनुप्राप्ते | when spring had duly arrived | Locative singular (absolute) |
| rājñaḥ yaṣṭum manaḥ abhavat | राज्ञः यष्टुम् मनः अभवत् | the intention to sacrifice arose in the king | Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source glosses the mention of spring (vasanta) here with the traditional Hindu six-season calendar, each season spanning two lunar months: hemantha (winter, roughly December-February), shishira (cool season, February-April), vasantha (spring, April-June), grISma (hot season, June-August), varSa (rainy season, August-October), and sharat (post-rainy, October-December) -- calculated by almanac against star positions each year rather than fixed to the Gregorian calendar.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.12.1 · Bāla Kāṇḍa