Shloka 28.19Unverified draft
निस्सृता: स्म मुनिश्रेष्ठ कान्ताराद्रोमहर्षणात्। अनया त्ववगच्छामि देशस्य सुखवत्तया।।1.28.19।। सर्वं मे शंस भगवन् कस्याश्रमपदं त्विदम्।
Meaning
Best of sages, we have emerged from that hair-raising wilderness; from this place's pleasant, happy aspect I gather we have left it behind. Tell me all this, holy one — whose hermitage is this?
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| nissṛtāḥ sma muni-śreṣṭha | निस्सृताः स्म मुनि-श्रेष्ठ | we have emerged, O best of sages | Nominative plural / Verb (perfect) |
| kāntārāt roma-harṣaṇāt | कान्तारात् रोम-हर्षणात् | from a hair-raising wilderness | Ablative singular |
| anayā tu avagacchāmi | अनया तु अवगच्छामि | but by this I perceive | Instrumental singular / Verb (present) |
| deśasya sukha-vattayā | देशस्य सुख-वत्तया | the happy state of the country | Genitive singular / Instrumental |
| sarvam me śaṃsa bhagavan | सर्वम् मे शंस भगवन् | tell me everything, O blessed one | Accusative singular / Verb (imperative) |
| kasya āśrama-padam tu idam | कस्य आश्रम-पदम् तु इदम् | whose hermitage-site is this | Genitive singular / Nominative |
Reference: 1.28.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa