तान् दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्सर्वे जनकस्य पुरीं शुभाम्।।1.48.10।। साधु साध्विति शंसन्तो मिथिलां समपूजयन्।
Meaning
Seeing Janaka's fair city, all the sages, crying out in praise, honored Mithila with joyful acclaim.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tān dṛṣṭvā munayaḥ sarve | तान् दृष्ट्वा मुनयः सर्वे | seeing them, all the sages | Accusative / Gerund / Nominative plural (x2) |
| janakasya purīm śubhām | जनकस्य पुरीम् शुभाम् | Janaka's auspicious city | Genitive / Accusative / Accusative |
| sādhu sādhu iti śaṃsantaḥ | साधु साधु इति शंसन्तः | saying 'excellent, excellent' | Adverbial (x2) / Quotation / Nominative participle |
| mithilām samapūjayan | मिथिलाम् समपूजयन् | honored Mithila | Accusative / Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source contrasts Ayodhya, admired chiefly for its fortifications but not typically the object of onlookers' worship, with Mithila, which is venerated in its own right as effectively a temple town where Vedic rituals continue perpetually and where Shiva's bow has received unbroken ritual worship since time immemorial.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.48.10 · Bāla Kāṇḍa