मायाविदश्च शूरांश्च वायुवेगसमाञ्जवे। नयज्ञान्बुद्धिसम्पन्नान्विष्णुतुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.3।। असंहार्यानुपायज्ञान् दिव्यसंहननान्वितान्। सर्वास्त्रगुणसम्पन्नानमृतप्राशनानिव।।1.17.4।। अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु गन्धर्वाणां तनूषु च। सृजध्वं हरिरूपेण पुत्रांस्तुल्यपराक्रमान्।।1.17.5।।
Meaning
"Let them be skilled in magic and valiant, swift as the wind, wise in policy, endowed with intellect, equal to Vishnu in prowess, indestructible, knowers of stratagem, possessed of divine constitution, versed in the use of every weapon, and tireless as those who feed on nectar. From among the foremost apsaras and the bodies of gandharvas, create sons of monkey form equal in valor."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.17.3
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| māyā-vidaḥ ca śūrān ca | माया-विदः च शूरान् च | those skilled in illusion, and heroes | Accusative plural |
| vāyu-vega-samān jave | वायु-वेग-समान् जवे | equal to the wind's speed in swiftness | Accusative plural |
| naya-jñān buddhi-sampannān | नय-ज्ञान् बुद्धि-सम्पन्नान् | knowers of policy, endowed with intelligence | Accusative plural |
| viṣṇu-tulya-parākramān | विष्णु-तुल्य-पराक्रमान् | of prowess equal to Vishnu's | Accusative plural |
Shloka 1.17.4
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| asaṃhāryān upāya-jñān | असंहार्यान् उपाय-ज्ञान् | unconquerable ones, knowers of stratagem | Accusative plural |
| divya-saṃhanana-anvitān | दिव्य-संहनन-अन्वितान् | endowed with divine constitution | Accusative plural |
| sarva-astra-guṇa-sampannān | सर्व-अस्त्र-गुण-सम्पन्नान् | endowed with the virtue of all weapons | Accusative plural |
| amṣta-prāśanān iva | अम्ष्त-प्राशनान् इव | as if they had drunk nectar | Accusative plural |
Shloka 1.17.5
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| apsarassu ca mukhyāsu | अप्सरस्सु च मुख्यासु | and among the chief Apsaras | Locative plural |
| gandharvāṇām tanūṣu ca | गन्धर्वाणाम् तनूषु च | and in the bodies of the Gandharvas | Locative plural |
| sṣjadhvam hari-rūpeṇa | स्ष्जध्वम् हरि-रूपेण | create, in the form of monkeys | Verb (imperative, middle) |
| putrān tulya-parākramān | पुत्रान् तुल्य-पराक्रमान् | sons of equal prowess | Accusative plural |
Scholar commentary
Shloka 1.17.3
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites Griffith's glosses on the celestial categories named here: gandharvas (Southey's 'Glendoveers') are celestial musicians in Indra's heaven forming the orchestra at the gods' banquets; yakshas are demigods attendant on Kubera, tasked with guarding his gardens and treasures; kimpurushas are demigods likewise in Kubera's service, celestial musicians depicted as centaur-like figures with human bodies and horses' heads; and siddhas are demigods of undefined attributes occupying, along with the vidyadharas, the middle air between earth and sun.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Shloka 1.17.4
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Same set of Griffith glosses on gandharvas, yakshas, kimpurushas, and siddhas as shloka 3 -- see the fuller note there.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Shloka 1.17.5
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Same set of Griffith glosses on gandharvas, yakshas, kimpurushas, and siddhas as shloka 3 -- see the fuller note there.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.17.3-5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa