फलमूलेन भगवन् विद्यते यत्तवाश्रमे। पाद्येनाचमनीयेन भगवद्दर्शनेन च।।1.52.16।। सर्वथा च महाप्राज्ञ पूजार्हेण सुपूजित:। गमिष्यामि नमस्तेऽस्तु मैत्रेणेक्षस्व चक्षुषा।।1.52.17।।
Meaning
Lord, I am well entertained by the fruits and roots found in your hermitage, by the water for feet and mouth, and by the very sight of you; greatly wise one, honored in every way as is fitting, I shall now take my leave — may my salutation be to you, look upon me with a friendly eye.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.52.16
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| phala-mūlena bhagavan | फल-मूलेन भगवन् | by fruits and roots, O blessed one | Instrumental / Vocative |
| vidyate yat tava āśrame | विद्यते यत् तव आश्रमे | whatever exists in your hermitage | Verb (present, passive) / Nominative / Genitive / Locative |
| pādyena ācamanīyena | पाद्येन आचमनीयेन | by water for the feet, by water for sipping | Instrumental singular (x2) |
| bhagavat-darśanena ca | भगवत्-दर्शनेन च | and by the sight of the blessed one | Instrumental / Adverbial |
Shloka 1.52.17
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarvathā ca mahā-prājña | सर्वथा च महा-प्राज्ञ | in every way, O one of great wisdom | Adverbial / Adverbial / Vocative |
| pūjā-arheṇa su-pūjitaḥ | पूजा-अर्हेण सु-पूजितः | well honored with worthy honor | Instrumental / Nominative |
| gamiṣyāmi namaḥ te astu | गमिष्यामि नमः ते अस्तु | I shall depart; salutation to you | Verb (future) / Nominative / Genitive / Verb (imperative) |
| maitreṇa īkṣasva cakṣuṣā | मैत्रेण ईक्षस्व चक्षुषा | regard me with a friendly eye | Instrumental / Verb (imperative) / Instrumental |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source appends a substantial endnote on 'namaste': from the root 'nam' (to bend slightly) plus 'namas' (salutation by bowing), with 'namaH' parsed as 'na aham' (not I) and 'te astu' (let it be you) -- conveying 'I set aside my own self before you, humbling myself to your higher knowledge, seat, or age, letting your standing prevail over mine.' The gesture accompanying it, anjali (folded palms), is compared to the Latin 'iungere manus ante pectus' (to join hands before the chest), with the source noting a possible sound correspondence between Sanskrit 'anjali' and the Latin root 'iungo.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.52.16-17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa