अद्य गच्छामहे राम सिद्धाश्रममनुत्तमम्। तदाश्रमपदं तात तवाप्येतद्यथा मम।।1.29.24।।
Meaning
Today, Rama, let us go to the unsurpassed Siddhashrama; dear one, this hermitage of mine belongs to you as much as to me.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adya gacchāmahe rāma | अद्य गच्छामहे राम | today, O Rama, we go | Verb (present, middle) / Vocative |
| siddha-āśramam anuttamam | सिद्ध-आश्रमम् अनुत्तमम् | to the unsurpassed Siddhashrama | Accusative singular |
| tat āśrama-padam tāta | तत् आश्रम-पदम् तात | that hermitage-site, dear child | Nominative singular / Vocative |
| tava api etat yathā mama | तव अपि एतत् यथा मम | is yours too, just as [it is] mine | Genitive / Nominative / Genitive |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites Rama Tilaka directly on Vishvamitra's claim that the hermitage belongs to Rama as much as to himself: 'this hermitage is my benefice now for I am practising my asceticism here, but originally this belongs to you because you have practised your asceticism here in this hermitage as Vishnu, even earlier to your Vamana incarnation.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.29.24 · Bāla Kāṇḍa