सदर्भचमसस्रुक्का ससमित्कुसुमोच्चया। विश्वामित्रेण सहिता वेदिर्जज्वाल सर्त्विजा।।1.30.9।।
Meaning
The altar, set with sacred grass, vessels, ladles, firewood, and heaps of flowers, blazed together with Vishvamitra and the officiating priests.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sa-darbha-camasa-srukkā | स-दर्भ-चमस-स्रुक्का | with its kusha-grass, ladle, and sacrificial spoon | Nominative singular |
| sa-samit-kusuma-uccayā | स-समित्-कुसुम-उच्चया | with its kindling wood and heap of flowers | Nominative singular |
| viśvāmitreṇa sahitā vediḥ | विश्वामित्रेण सहिता वेदिः | the altar, together with Vishvamitra | Instrumental / Nominative |
| jajvāla sa-ṛtvijā | जज्वाल स-ऋत्विजा | blazed, together with its officiating priest | Verb (perfect) / Instrumental |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source glosses the ritual implements named at the altar: darbha is the kusha grass still used specifically in rituals today; chamasa is a wooden vessel used for consuming soma juice; srukk is an arm-length wooden spoon with a palm-sized receptacle at one end, used to pour clarified butter and other liquids into the fire while hymns are chanted; and samidha comprises wood pieces or sticks, mainly sandalwood, offered into the fire.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.30.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa