Shloka 36.18Unverified draft
एवमुक्तस्सुरपति: प्रमुमोच महीतले। तेजसा पृथिवी येन व्याप्ता सगिरिकानना।।1.36.16।।
Meaning
So told, the lord of gods released it onto the ground, and the earth, with its mountains and forests, was pervaded by that energy.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evam uktaḥ sura-patiḥ | एवम् उक्तः सुर-पतिः | thus addressed, the lord of gods | Nominative singular |
| pramumoca mahī-tale | प्रमुमोच मही-तले | released [his seed] upon the surface of the earth | Verb (perfect) / Locative |
| tejasā pṛthivī yena | तेजसा पृथिवी येन | by which splendor the earth | Instrumental / Nominative / Instrumental |
| vyāptā sa-giri-kānanā | व्याप्ता स-गिरि-कानना | was pervaded, together with its mountains and forests | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source flags that Kartikeya's fuller birth and legend is detailed in the next chapter, which relates to Ganga.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.36.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa