ततोऽस्त्राणि महातेजा विश्वामित्रो मुमोच ह। तैस्तैर्यवनकाम्भोजा: पप्लवाश्चाकुलीकृता:।।1.54.23।।
Meaning
Then the greatly splendid Vishvamitra released his missiles, by which the Yavanas, Kambojas, and Pahlavas were thrown into disarray.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ astrāṇi mahā-tejā | ततः अस्त्राणि महा-तेजा | then his weapons, of great energy | Adverbial / Accusative plural / Nominative |
| vishvāmitraḥ mumoca ha | विस्ह्वामित्रः मुमोच ह | Vishvamitra released indeed | Nominative / Verb (perfect) / Adverbial (emphatic) |
| taiḥ taiḥ yavana-kāmbojāḥ | तैः तैः यवन-काम्बोजाः | by those various [weapons], the Yavanas and Kambojas | Instrumental plural (x2) / Nominative plural |
| pahlavāḥ ca ākulī-kṇtāḥ | पह्लवाः च आकुली-क्ण्ताः | and the Pahlavas were thrown into confusion | Nominative plural / Adverbial / Nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes a manuscript variant: some texts name the final scattered tribe as 'Barbara' rather than 'Pahlava' at this point. It observes the word 'Barbara' denotes an outlandish clan and may be the linguistic ancestor of the present-day word 'barbarian.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.54.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa