ऐन्द्रश्च विधिवद्दत्तो राजा चाभिषुतोऽनघ:। माध्यन्दिनं च सवनं प्रावर्तत यथाक्रमम्।।1.14.6।।
Meaning
Indra's portion of the offering was duly given, the pure Soma juice extracted, and the midday ablution proceeded in its proper order.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aindraḥ ca vidhivat dattaḥ | ऐन्द्रः च विधिवत् दत्तः | the offering to Indra was duly given | Nominative singular (past participle) |
| rājā ca abhiṣutaḥ anaghaḥ | राजा च अभिषुतः अनघः | and the faultless king was consecrated | Nominative singular |
| mādhyandinam ca savanam | माध्यन्दिनम् च सवनम् | and the midday libation | Nominative singular |
| prāvartata yathā-kramam | प्रावर्तत यथा-क्रमम् | proceeded in due order | Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source identifies the Soma plant used for the ritual's juice as Sarcostemma brevistigma, though it notes some scholars instead identify it as Sarcostemma viminalis -- flagging that even the exact botanical identity of this central ritual substance isn't fully settled among commentators.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.14.6 · Bāla Kāṇḍa