युवामसङ्ख्येयगुणौ भ्रातरौ मिथिलेश्वरौ। ऋषयो राजसङ्घाश्च भवद्भ्यामभिपूजिता:।
Meaning
'You two brothers, lords of Mithila, possess countless virtues, and are honoured alike by hosts of sages and kings.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yuvām asaṅkhyeya-guṇau | युवाम् असङ्ख्येय-गुणौ | you two, of innumerable virtues | Nominative dual / Nominative dual |
| bhrātarau mithila-īśvarau | भ्रातरौ मिथिल-ईश्वरौ | brothers, lords of Mithila | Nominative dual (x2) |
| ṛṣayaḥ rāja-saṅghāḥ ca | ऋषयः राज-सङ्घाः च | the sages and the assemblies of kings | Nominative plural / Nominative plural / Adverbial |
| bhavadbhyām abhipūjitāḥ | भवद्भ्याम् अभिपूजिताः | have been honored by you two | Instrumental dual / Nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source adds a wry 'Annex' aside imagining the substance of Dasharatha's deference here: invoking the maxim that 'good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue,' Dasharatha reasons that Janaka and Kushadhvaja, having arranged countless weddings and treated every bride as their own daughter, are simply more capable at this than he is, since this is the first time he is marrying off sons -- so he would rather let them handle the details than risk a misstep himself.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.72.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa