Shloka 3.9Unverified draft
स यथा कथितं पूर्वं नारदेन महर्षिणा । रघुवंशस्य चरितं चकार भगवानृषिः ।।1.3.9।।
Meaning
The divine sage composed the history of Rama, born in the line of Raghu, exactly in the form great Narada had related it earlier.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ | सः | he (Valmiki) | Subject — nominative pronoun |
| yathā kathitam | यथा कथितम् | exactly as it had been narrated | Adverbial clause |
| pūrvam | पूर्वम् | earlier, before | Adverb |
| nāradena | नारदेन | by Narada | Instrumental — agent |
| maharṣiṇā | महर्षिणा | by the great sage | Instrumental — qualifying nāradena |
| raghuvaṃśasya | रघुवंशस्य | of the Raghu lineage | Genitive singular |
| caritam | चरितम् | the history, the account of deeds | Object — accusative singular |
| cakāra | चकार | composed, made | Main verb — perfect, 3rd person singular |
| bhagavān | भगवान् | the venerable, the blessed one | Epithet — nominative |
| ṛṣiḥ | ऋषिः | the seer | Subject — nominative singular |
Reference: 1.3.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa