Shloka 4.27-28Unverified draft
अभिगीतमिदं गीतं सर्वगीतेषु कोविदौ। आयुष्यं पुष्टिजनकं सर्वश्रुतिमनोहरम्।।1.4.22।। प्रशस्यमानौ सर्वत्र कदाचित्तत्र गायकौ । रथ्यासु राजमार्गेषु ददर्श भरताग्रज:।।1.4.23।।
Meaning
This song, sung by two masters of every style of singing, brought long life, prosperity, and delight to every ear. As the two singers, praised everywhere, performed in the streets and royal roads, Rama himself, elder among his brothers, happened to see them.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.4.27
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| muninā samprakīrtitam | मुनिना सम्प्रकीर्तितम् | by sage Valmiki, well-said | Accusative singular |
| idam ākhyanam | इदम् आख्यनम् | this, rendering | Accusative singular |
| āscaryam | आस्चर्यम् | surprising | Accusative singular |
| param kavīnām ādhāram | परम् कवीनाम् आधारम् | tomorrow's, poets, subsistence | Accusative singular |
| yathā kramam ca samāptam | यथा क्रमम् च समाप्तम् | sequentially, as well completed | Accusative singular |
| idam gītam | इदम् गीतम् | this, song | Accusative singular |
| sāyuṣyam puṣṭi janakam | सायुष्यम् पुष्टि जनकम् | longevity, prosperity, generates | Accusative singular |
| sarva sruti manoharam | सर्व स्रुति मनोहरम् | to all, ears, melodious one | Accusative singular |
| abhigītam | अभिगीतम् | well-sung | Accusative singular |
| praśasyamānau | प्रशस्यमानौ | those being appreciated | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| rathyāsu rāja mārgeṣu | रथ्यासु राज मार्गेषु | in streets, in king's, ways | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| sarvatra | सर्वत्र | everywhere | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| gāyakau | गायकौ | those that are singing | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| sarva gīteṣu kovidau | सर्व गीतेषु कोविदौ | in every type of, singing, experts - Lava and Kusha | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| kadacit tatra | कदचित् तत्र | at one time, there | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| dadarśa bharata agraja | ददर्श भरत अग्रज | on seeing, Bharata's, elder brother [Rama] | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
Shloka 1.4.28
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idam gītam | इदम् गीतम् | this, song | Accusative singular |
| sāyuṣyam puṣṭi janakam | सायुष्यम् पुष्टि जनकम् | longevity, prosperity, generates | Accusative singular |
| sarva sruti manoharam | सर्व स्रुति मनोहरम् | to all, ears, melodious one | Accusative singular |
| abhigītam | अभिगीतम् | well-sung | Accusative singular |
| praśasyamānau | प्रशस्यमानौ | those being appreciated | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| rathyāsu rāja mārgeṣu | रथ्यासु राज मार्गेषु | in streets, in king's, ways | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| sarvatra | सर्वत्र | everywhere | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| gāyakau | गायकौ | those that are singing | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| sarva gīteṣu kovidau | सर्व गीतेषु कोविदौ | in every type of, singing, experts - Lava and Kusha | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| kadacit tatra | कदचित् तत्र | at one time, there | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| dadarśa bharata agraja | ददर्श भरत अग्रज | on seeing, Bharata's, elder brother [Rama] | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
Reference: 1.4.27-28 · Bāla Kāṇḍa