Shloka 34.9Unverified draft
दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता। लोकस्य हितकामार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम।।1.34.9।।
Meaning
My sister flows on, divine, holy-watered, delightful, resting against the Himalayas, for the welfare of the world.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| divyā puṇya-udakā ramyā | दिव्या पुण्य-उदका रम्या | divine, of sacred waters, charming | Nominative singular |
| himavantam upāśritā | हिमवन्तम् उपाश्रिता | resting on Himavan | Accusative / Nominative |
| lokasya hita-kāma-artham | लोकस्य हित-काम-अर्थम् | for the sake of the welfare and desire of the world | Genitive / Accusative |
| pravṛttā bhaginī mama | प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम | my sister sprang forth | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites Griffith's rendering of this verse directly: 'My sister's holy waves are hurled / To purify and glad the world.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.34.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa