ऋतुकालं प्रतीक्षन्ते नार्थिनस्सुसमाहिते।।1.48.18।। सङ्गमं त्वहमिच्छामि त्वया सह सुमध्यमे।
Meaning
Those who truly desire do not wait for the fertile season, O well-composed one; I wish for union with you, O slender-waisted one.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛtu-kālam pratīkṣante na | ऋतु-कालम् प्रतीक्षन्ते न | do not wait for the fertile season | Accusative / Verb (present) / Negation |
| arthinaḥ su-samāhite | अर्थिनः सु-समाहिते | those with desire, O well-composed one | Nominative plural / Vocative |
| saṃgamam tu aham icchāmi | संगमम् तु अहम् इच्छामि | but I desire union | Accusative / Adverbial / Nominative / Verb (present) |
| tvayā saha su-madhyame | त्वया सह सु-मध्यमे | with you, O one of slender waist | Instrumental / Adverbial / Vocative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source offers a fuller paraphrase of Indra's proposition to Ahalya: 'Brahma crafted you so well that all your limbs are symmetrically conjoined -- who in the universe would not yearn for such as you? Seeing your slender waist and full hips, I wish to unite with you now, and let there be no concern for fertile or infertile timing, for I seek no offspring from this.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.48.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa