Shloka 2.7Unverified draft
एवमुक्तो भरद्वाजो वाल्मीकेन महात्मना । प्रायच्छत मुनेस्तस्य वल्कलं नियतो गुरो: ।।1.2.7।।
Meaning
So asked by the noble-minded Valmiki, Bharadwaja, ever obedient to his teacher, brought and handed him the bark garment.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evam | एवम् | thus | Adverb of manner |
| uktaḥ | उक्तः | addressed, spoken to | Past passive participle — nominative |
| bharadvājaḥ | भरद्वाजः | Bharadvaja | Subject — nominative singular |
| vālmīkena | वाल्मीकेन | by Valmiki | Instrumental — agent |
| mahātmanā | महात्मना | by the great-souled one | Instrumental adjective |
| prāyacchata | प्रायच्छत | handed over, gave | Main verb — imperfect 3rd sg |
| muneḥ tasya | मुनेस्तस्य | to that sage | Genitive in dative sense |
| valkalam | वल्कलम् | the bark garment | Object — accusative singular |
| niyataḥ | नियतः | self-restrained, obedient | Adjective qualifying Bharadvaja |
| guroḥ | गुरोः | of his teacher | Genitive singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the journey-to-the-river passage, shlokas 3-8 -- see the fuller note at shloka 8.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa