Shloka 47.17Unverified draft
तस्य पुत्रो महातेजा: सम्प्रत्येष पुरीमिमाम्। आवसत्यमरप्रख्यस्सुमतिर्नाम दुर्जय:।।1.47.17।।
Meaning
His greatly splendid son, unconquerable, godlike, presently dwells in this city, named Sumati.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya putraḥ mahā-tejāḥ | तस्य पुत्रः महा-तेजाः | his son, of great energy | Genitive / Nominative singular (x2) |
| samprati eṣaḥ purīm imām | सम्प्रति एषः पुरीम् इमाम् | now, he, this very city | Adverbial / Nominative / Accusative / Accusative |
| āvasati amara-prakhyaḥ | आवसति अमर-प्रख्यः | dwells, resembling the immortals | Verb (present) / Nominative |
| sumatiḥ nāma durjayaḥ | सुमतिः नाम दुर्जयः | named Sumati, unconquerable | Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes that this Ikshvaku and this Kakutstha, of the Vishala dynasty, are not to be confused with the grandparents of Rama, who bear the same names in the separate Ayodhya lineage.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.47.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa