Shloka 2.10Unverified draft
तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चय: । जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यत: ।।1.2.10।।
Meaning
A cruel-hearted, sinful-minded hunter, harboring hostility, struck down the male of the pair right before the sage's eyes.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasmāt mithunāt | तस्मात्तु मिथुनात् | from that pair | Ablative of separation |
| tu | तु | and then | Connective particle |
| ekam | एकम् | one | Object — accusative singular |
| pumāṃsam | पुमांसम् | the male | Object in apposition — accusative |
| pāpaniścayaḥ | पापनिश्चयः | one of sinful resolve | Bahuvrihi epithet of the hunter |
| jaghāna | जघान | struck down, killed | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| vairanilayaḥ | वैरनिलयः | an abode of enmity | Epithet — nominative singular |
| niṣādaḥ | निषादः | the Nishada hunter | Subject — nominative singular |
| tasya paśyataḥ | तस्य पश्यतः | while he (the sage) looked on | Genitive absolute |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The hunter is described as acting 'with all his evil intent, as he is an enemy of foresters' -- the text frames the killing itself, not just its effect on Valmiki, as morally marked from the outset.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.10 · Bāla Kāṇḍa