Shloka 2.16Unverified draft
तस्यैवं ब्रुवतश्चिन्ता बभूव हृदि वीक्षतः । शोकार्तेनास्य शकुने: किमिदं व्याहृतं मया ।।1.2.16।।
Meaning
As he spoke these words, a thought took shape in his reflecting heart: "What is this that I have uttered, grief-stricken over this bird?"
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya | तस्य | of him | Genitive singular |
| evam bruvataḥ | एवं ब्रुवतः | as he was speaking thus | Genitive absolute with present participle |
| cintā | चिन्ता | a troubled thought | Subject — nominative singular |
| babhūva | बभूव | arose, came to be | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| hṛdi | हृदि | in the heart | Locative of place |
| vīkṣataḥ | वीक्षतः | reflecting, examining | Genitive participle agreeing with tasya |
| śokārtena | शोकार्तेन | by one stricken with grief | Instrumental — agent of vyāhṛtam |
| asya śakuneḥ | अस्य शकुनेः | on account of this bird | Genitive of cause |
| kim idam | किमिदम् | what is this | Interrogative — nominative neuter |
| vyāhṛtam | व्याहृतम् | has been uttered | Past passive participle — nominative neuter |
| mayā | मया | by me | Instrumental — agent |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the reflection-and-return passage, shlokas 16-22 -- see the fuller note at shloka 22.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa