यदि ते धर्मलाभं च यशश्च परमं भुवि।।1.19.15।। स्थितमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र रामं मे दातुमर्हसि।
Meaning
"If you desire enduring righteous merit and supreme renown on earth, O lord of kings, you should give me Rama."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yadi te dharma-lābham ca | यदि ते धर्म-लाभम् च | if your attainment of merit | Accusative singular |
| yaśaḥ ca paramam bhuvi | यशः च परमम् भुवि | and supreme fame on earth | Accusative singular |
| sthitam icchasi rājendra | स्थितम् इच्छसि राजेन्द्र | you desire established, O lord of kings | Accusative singular |
| rāmam me dātum arhasi | रामम् मे दातुम् अर्हसि | you should give Rama to me | Verb (present) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes that Vishvamitra's appeal to Dasharatha's desire for his son's renown is not idle: this same journey with Vishvamitra is what will shortly give Rama his early fame, through slaying the demoness Tataka, releasing Ahalya from her curse, breaking Shiva's bow, marrying Sita, and rebuffing Parashurama -- events the source reads as already implicit in Vishvamitra's promise here, not narrative padding added later.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.19.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa