रामायणम्
Shloka 2.17Unverified draft

चिन्तयन्स महाप्राज्ञश्चकार मतिमान्मतिम् । शिष्यं चैवाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमिदं स मुनिपुङ्गव: ।।1.2.17।।

Meaning

The wise and highly learned sage pondered the matter a while, then turned and spoke this to his disciple.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
cintayanचिन्तयन्reflectingPresent participle — nominative
saḥसःheSubject — nominative singular
mahāprājñaḥमहाप्राज्ञःthe greatly discerning oneEpithet — nominative
cakāraचकारmade, formedMain verb — perfect 3rd sg
matimānमतिमान्the intelligent oneEpithet — nominative
matimमतिम्a settled conclusionObject — accusative singular
śiṣyamशिष्यम्to the discipleAccusative — addressee
ca evaचैवand indeedConnective particles
abravītअब्रवीत्spokeMain verb — imperfect 3rd sg
idam vākyamइदं वाक्यम्these wordsObject — accusative singular
munipuṅgavaḥमुनिपुङ्गवःthe bull among sagesEpithet — nominative singular

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: 1.2.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa