Shloka 5.3Unverified draft
इक्ष्वाकूणामिदं तेषां राज्ञां वंशे महात्मनाम् । महदुत्पन्नमाख्यानं रामायणमिति श्रुतम् ।।1.5.3।।
Meaning
It was from that line of great Ikshvaku monarchs that this celebrated epic, known as the Ramayana, arose.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iyam kṛtsnā vasundharā | इयम् कृत्स्ना वसुन्धरा | this, entire, earth | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| sarvā | सर्वा | with all islands | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| upādāya prajapatim | उपादाय प्रजपतिम् | starting from, Prajapati | Accusative singular |
| jaya śālinām | जय शालिनाम् | victorious ones | Accusative singular |
| yeṣām nṛpāṇam | येषाम् नृपाणम् | [under] which, kings | Accusative singular |
| pūrvam āsīt | पूर्वम् आसीत् | once, it is there | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| yena sāgara: khānita: | येन सागरः खानितः | by whom, oceans, deepened | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| yam yāntam | यम् यान्तम् | sixty-thousand, sons | Accusative singular |
| paryavārayan | पर्यवारयन् | [going with him] fencing in | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| yeṣām | येषाम् | in which kings | Accusative singular |
| sa: sāgara: nāma | सः सागरः नाम | he, that Sagara, named [king was there] | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| teśām mahātmanām | तेशाम् महात्मनाम् | such of those, great-souled | Accusative singular |
| Ikśwakunām rāj~ām vamśe | इक्श्wअकुनाम् राज्ँआम् वम्शे | Ikshvaku, kings', dynasty | Locative/Dative singular |
| rāamayanam | राअमयनम् | Ramayana | Accusative singular |
| iti śrutam | इति श्रुतम् | thus, heard [reputed] | Accusative singular |
| idam mahat ākhyanam utpannam | इदम् महत् आख्यनम् उत्पन्नम् | this, highly revered, epic, originated | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.5.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa