Shloka 4.12-13Unverified draft
तौ राजपुत्रौ कार्त्स्न्येन धर्म्यमाख्यानमुत्तमम्। वाचोविधेयं तत्सर्वं कृत्वा काव्यमनिन्दितौ।।1.4.12।। ऋषीणां च द्विजातीनां साधूनां च समागमे। यथोपदेशं तत्त्वज्ञौ जगतुस्सुसमाहितौ।।1.4.13।।
Meaning
The blameless princes committed the whole dharma-centered epic perfectly to memory, and, well disciplined and true to their training, recited it in the gatherings of sages, learned brahmins and saints.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.4.12
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tau raja putrau kārtsnyena | तौ रज पुत्रौ कार्त्स्न्येन | they, king's, sons [princes,] in entirety | Instrumental singular |
| dharmyam ākhyanam uttamam | धर्म्यम् आख्यनम् उत्तमम् | virtue expounding, epic, best | Accusative singular |
| vāca: vidheyam tat sarvam | वाचः विधेयम् तत् सर्वम् | by voice, preserved [memorized,] all that | Accusative singular |
| kṛtva kāvyam a ninditau | कृत्व काव्यम् अ निन्दितौ | doing so, epic, without, fault | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
Shloka 1.4.13
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣīṇām ca dvijātīnam | ऋषीणाम् च द्विजातीनम् | of sages, also, of scholars | Accusative singular |
| sādhunam ca samāgame | साधुनम् च समागमे | of eminent persons, also, assemblages | Locative/Dative singular |
| yatha upadeśam tatvaGYau | यथ उपदेशम् तत्वग्यौ | as schooled, those two that are well aware of | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| jagatu: | जगतुः | sung | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| su samahitau | सु समहितौ | with best, concentration | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
Reference: 1.4.12-13 · Bāla Kāṇḍa