Shloka 14.34Unverified draft
पतत्रिणा तदा सार्धं सुस्थितेन च चेतसा। अवसद्रजनीमेकां कौशल्या धर्मकाम्यया।।1.14.32।।
Meaning
With a composed mind and devotion to duty, Kausalya spent one night beside that horse.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| patatriṇā tadā sārdham | पतत्रिणा तदा सार्धम् | then together with the winged one [horse] | Instrumental singular |
| su-sthitena ca cetasā | सु-स्थितेन च चेतसा | with a composed mind | Instrumental singular |
| avasat rajanīm ekām | अवसत् रजनीम् एकाम् | spent one night | Verb (imperfect) |
| kausalyā dharma-kāmyayā | कौसल्या धर्म-काम्यया | Kausalya, out of desire for righteousness | Instrumental singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Continues the same ritual-substitution discussion as shloka 33 -- see the fuller note there regarding the alternate medicinal-plant reading of this passage.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.14.34 · Bāla Kāṇḍa