तद्धि यज्ञफलं तेन मैथिलेनोत्तमं धनु:। याचितं नरशार्दूल सुनाभं सर्वदैवतै:।।1.31.12।।
Meaning
For that supreme, well-hubbed bow was the fruit of the sacrifice that king of Mithila sought from all the gods.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tat hi yajña-phalam | तत् हि यज्ञ-फलम् | for that indeed was the fruit of a sacrifice | Nominative singular |
| tena maithilena uttamam dhanuḥ | तेन मैथिलेन उत्तमम् धनुः | that excellent bow, by that lord of Mithila | Instrumental / Nominative |
| yācitam nara-śārdūla su-nābham | याचितम् नर-शार्दूल सु-नाभम् | requested, well-naveled, O tiger among men | Nominative singular |
| sarva-daivataiḥ | सर्व-दैवतैः | from all the gods | Instrumental plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites the Kurma Purana and Padma Purana directly on this point: priitaH ca bhagavaan iisaH trisuulii niila lohitaH | pradadau satru naasaartham janakaaya adbhutam dhanuH (Kurma Purana) -- 'Pleased, the lord Shiva, trident-bearer, blue-throated, gave the wondrous bow to Janaka [i.e., Devarata] for the destruction of enemies' -- and caapam shambhoH dayaat dattam (Padma Purana) -- 'the bow was given by Shambhu's [Shiva's] grace.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.31.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa