Shloka 14.19Unverified draft
कर्मान्तरे तदा विप्रा हेतुवादान्बहूनपि। प्राहुश्च वाग्मिनो धीरा: परस्परजिगीषया।।1.14.17।।
Meaning
Between the ceremonies, eloquent and sagacious brahmins engaged in many disputations, each eager to outdo the other.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| karma-antare tadā viprāḥ | कर्म-अन्तरे तदा विप्राः | in the intervals of the rite, the Brahmins | Nominative plural |
| hetu-vādān bahūn api | हेतु-वादान् बहून् अपि | many logical arguments too | Accusative plural |
| prāhuḥ ca vāgminaḥ dhīrāḥ | प्राहुः च वाग्मिनः धीराः | spoke, being eloquent and steadfast ones | Verb (perfect) |
| paraspara-jigīṣayā | परस्पर-जिगीषया | out of mutual desire to outdo one another | Instrumental singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source lists the six Vedanga branches of scholarship a fully learned Brahmin at this ritual was expected to master: shikSa (phonetics), vyaakaraNa (grammar), chandas (prosody), nirukta (etymology), jyotiS (astronomy), and kalpa (ritual procedure).
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.14.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa