तेन पापानुबन्धेन वचनं न प्रतीच्छता। एवं ब्रुवन्त्यस्सर्वास्स्म वायुना निहता भृशम्।।1.33.4।।
Meaning
But bound by his sinful intent, refusing to accept our words, thus speaking, we were all severely afflicted by Vayu.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tena pāpa-anubandhena | तेन पाप-अनुबन्धेन | by him, of evil consequence | Instrumental singular |
| vacanam na pratīcchatā | वचनम् न प्रतीच्छता | not accepting [our] word | Accusative / Nominative participle |
| evam bruvantyaḥ sarvāḥ sma | एवम् ब्रुवन्त्यः सर्वाः स्म | thus speaking, all of us | Nominative plural participle |
| vāyunā nihatā bhṛśam | वायुना निहता भृशम् | were struck violently by Vayu | Instrumental / Nominative / Adverbial |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites Griffith directly on this episode's lasting etymological legacy: 'Since then, because the Wind-God bent / The damsels' forms for punishment, / That royal town is known to fame / By Kanyakubja's borrowed name' -- that is, the City of the Bent Virgins, the modern Kanauj or Canouge.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.33.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa