पूर्वमेव मया सृष्टो जाम्बवानृक्षपुङ्गव:। जृम्भमाणस्य सहसा मम वक्त्रादजायत।।1.17.6।।
Meaning
"I have already, in earlier times, created the foremost bear Jambavan, who was born suddenly from my mouth as I yawned."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pūrvam eva mayā sṛṣṭaḥ | पूर्वम् एव मया सृष्टः | was already created by me formerly | Nominative singular |
| jāmbavān ṣkṣa-puṅgavaḥ | जाम्बवान् ष्क्ष-पुङ्गवः | Jambavan, the bull among bears | Nominative singular |
| jṣmbhamāṇasya sahasā | ज्ष्म्भमाणस्य सहसा | suddenly, while yawning | Genitive singular |
| mama vaktrāt ajāyata | मम वक्त्रात् अजायत | arose from my mouth | Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source clarifies that Brahma's mention of Jambavan here is not incidental: Jambavan was created separately, prior to and independent of this general vanara-creation decree, specifically to serve as a role model or template for the kind of being about to be procreated.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.17.6 · Bāla Kāṇḍa