दूतवाक्यं च तच्छ्रुत्वा राजा परमहर्षित:। वसिष्ठं वामदेवं च मन्त्रिणोऽन्यांश्च सोऽब्रवीत्।
Meaning
Hearing the messengers' report, the overjoyed king spoke to Vasishta, Vamadeva, and his other ministers.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dūta-vākyam ca tat śrutvā | दूत-वाक्यम् च तत् श्रुत्वा | and having heard that word of the messengers | Accusative / Adverbial / Accusative / Gerund |
| rājā parama-harṣitaḥ | राजा परम-हर्षितः | the king, exceedingly delighted | Nominative (x2) |
| vasiṣṭham vāmadevam ca | वसिष्ठम् वामदेवम् च | to Vasishtha, Vamadeva, and | Accusative / Accusative / Adverbial |
| mantriṇaḥ anyān ca saḥ abravīt | मन्त्रिणः अन्यान् च सः अब्रवीत् | and he said to the other ministers | Accusative plural / Accusative plural / Adverbial / Nominative / Verb (imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source glosses the word vrittam, 'happening' or 'history,' which is often translated as asking ministers to verify Janaka's lineage and character. It argues that reading is unnecessary here, since Janaka is already famous through Shiva's bow, and that very bow has just been broken -- so vrittam should instead be read narrowly as 'what has just happened,' meaning the extraordinary feat of the breaking itself, which Dasharatha is reporting to his council.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.68.16 · Bāla Kāṇḍa