पुष्ये जातस्तु भरतो मीनलग्ने प्रसन्नधी:।।1.18.14।। सार्पे जातौ च सौमित्री कुलीरेऽभ्युदिते रवौ।
Meaning
Bharata, of tranquil mind, was born under the star Pushya with Pisces ascending; Sumitra's twins were born under the serpent's star as the sun rose in Cancer.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| puṣye jātaḥ tu bharataḥ | पुष्ये जातः तु भरतः | Bharata was born under the Pushya asterism | Nominative singular |
| mīna-lagne prasanna-dhīḥ | मीन-लग्ने प्रसन्न-धीः | with Pisces ascendant, of tranquil mind | Nominative singular |
| sārpe jātau ca saumitrī | सार्पे जातौ च सौमित्री | and the two sons of Sumitra born under Ashlesha | Nominative dual |
| kulīre abhyudite ravau | कुलीरे अभ्युदिते रवौ | with the sun risen in Cancer | Locative singular (absolute) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source identifies 'Proshthapada' (used to describe the four princes' resemblance to a paired asterism) as literally 'cow's feet' and as the name for the twin asterisms Purva Bhadra and Uttara Bhadra in the wing of Pegasus, each containing two stars forming a square -- with the brothers likened to these star-pairs moving together: Rama-Lakshmana as one pair, Bharata-Shatrughna as the other. The source also unpacks the epithet mahaatmanaH ('high-souled') as carrying a distinct sense for each brother: Rama via sva-dharma-anuShThaana (adherence to his own duty), Lakshmana via sheshatva-j~naana (knowledge of his subordinate/devoted role), and Bharata and Shatrughna via bhaagavata paaratantrya (dependence on the divine) -- and adds an appeal that many such epithets throughout the epic carry specific meanings lost in story-focused English translations, asking readers to report any source that documents them.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.18.15 · Bāla Kāṇḍa