Shloka 2.26Unverified draft
अथोपविश्य भगवानासने परमार्चिते । वाल्मीकये महर्षये सन्दिदेशासनं तत: ।।1.2.26।।
Meaning
Brahma seated himself upon the honored seat offered him, and then in turn gestured for the great sage Valmiki to be seated.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha | अथ | then | Adverb — sequential |
| upaviśya | उपविश्य | having seated himself | Absolutive |
| bhagavān | भगवान् | the lord (Brahma) | Subject — nominative singular |
| āsane | आसने | on the seat | Locative of place |
| paramārcite | परमार्चिते | most reverently offered | Adjective qualifying āsane |
| vālmīkaye | वाल्मीकये | to Valmiki | Dative singular |
| maharṣaye | महर्षये | to the great sage | Dative in apposition |
| sandideśa | सन्दिदेश | indicated, motioned toward | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| āsanam | आसनम् | a seat | Object — accusative singular |
| tataḥ | ततः | thereupon | Adverb — sequential |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the Brahma's-arrival passage, shlokas 23-27 -- see the fuller note at shloka 27.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.26 · Bāla Kāṇḍa