विश्वामित्रार्दितान् दृष्ट्वा पप्लवाञ्छतशस्तदा। भूय एवासृजत्कोपाच्छकान् यवनमिश्रितान्।।1.54.20।।
Meaning
Seeing the Pahlavas slain by the hundreds by Vishvamitra, she then, in fury, again created Shakas mixed with Yavanas.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vishvāmitra-arditān dṛṣṭvā | विस्ह्वामित्र-अर्दितान् दृष्ट्वा | seeing them tormented by Vishvamitra | Accusative / Gerund |
| pahlavān śataśaḥ tadā | पह्लवान् शतशः तदा | the Pahlavas by the hundreds then | Accusative plural / Adverbial / Adverbial |
| bhūyaḥ eva asṛjat kopāt | भूयः एव असृजत् कोपात् | again, out of anger, created | Adverbial / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect) / Ablative |
| śakān yavana-miśritān | शकान् यवन-मिश्रितान् | Shakas mingled with Yavanas | Accusative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source identifies the Shakas and Yavanas here with the Shakas/Scythians or Indo-Scythians per Max Muller, cross-referencing a fuller discussion in the Kishkindha Kanda's chapter 43 endnote. It also cites Dharmakutam on their origin: tadanu vashiShTha abhyanuj~naataa shabalaa nirmita pahlava aadi nikR^iShTa jaati niShuuditam svam balam vishvaamitra -- 'thereupon, permitted by Vashishtha, Shabala created the Pahlavas and others, of a lowly warrior class, who annihilated Vishvamitra's own army' -- framing them as deliberately conjured, low-ranked warrior-types rather than an existing people invoked from elsewhere.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.54.20 · Bāla Kāṇḍa