तस्यर्षे: परमोदारं वचश्श्रुत्वा नृपात्मजौ। स्नात्वा कृतोदकौ वीरौ जेपतु: परमं जपम्।।1.23.3।।
Meaning
Hearing the sage's most gracious words, the two heroic princes bathed, offered water, and recited the supreme Gayatri hymn.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya ṛṣeḥ parama-udāram vacaḥ śrutvā | तस्य ऋषेः परम-उदारम् वचः श्रुत्वा | having heard that most gracious speech of that sage | Gerund (having done) |
| nṛpa-ātmajau | नृप-आत्मजौ | the two sons of the king | Nominative dual |
| snātvā kṛta-udakau vīrau | स्नात्वा कृत-उदकौ वीरौ | having bathed and made their water-offerings, the two heroes | Gerund / Nominative dual |
| jepatuḥ paramam japam | जेपतुः परमम् जपम् | recited the highest prayer | Verb (perfect, dual) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains the ritual context: sandhya is the twilight interval when neither stars nor sun are visible, and sandhyaa vandana is the standard water-oblation rite performed at this time, centered on meditating the Gayatri hymn either in one's own heart or visualized amid the solar disc -- cited as 'no hymn is superior to Gayatri' (na gaayatryaaH paraM japyam).
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.23.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa