रामायणम्
Shloka 42.4Unverified draft

द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि वर्षाणि सुमहायशा:। तपोवनं गतो राम स्वर्गं लेभे तपोधन:।।1.42.4।।

Meaning

For thirty-two thousand years, greatly renowned, wealthy in penance, he lived in the ascetic grove, and attained heaven.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dvātriṃśat ca sahasrāṇiद्वात्रिंशत् च सहस्राणिand thirty-two thousandAccusative
varṣāṇi su-mahā-yaśāḥवर्षाणि सु-महा-यशाःyears, of great renownAccusative / Nominative
tapo-vanam gataḥ rāmaतपो-वनम् गतः रामhaving gone to the ascetic grove, O RamaAccusative / Nominative / Vocative
svargam lebhe tapo-dhanaḥस्वर्गम् लेभे तपो-धनःhe of ascetic wealth obtained heavenAccusative / Verb (perfect, middle) / Nominative

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

The source notes the irony here: instead of achieving the descent of Ganga, which was his actual aim, Anshuman's thirty-two-thousand-year asceticism earned him only his own personal wealth of penance, namely a place in heaven -- the larger goal remained unmet.

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.42.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa