एवमङ्गाधिपेनैव गणिकाभि: ऋषेस्सुत:। आनीतोऽवर्षयद्देवश्शान्ता चास्मै प्रदीयते।।1.9.17।।
Meaning
Thus, with the help of courtesans, the king of Anga would have the sage's son brought — the rain-god would pour down rain, and Shanta would be given to him in marriage.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| evam | एवम् | thus | Indeclinable/particle |
| aṅga-adhipena | अङ्ग-अधिपेन | by the lord of Anga | Instrumental singular |
| eva | एव | himself, indeed | Indeclinable/particle |
| gaṇikābhiḥ | गणिकाभिः | through courtesans | Instrumental plural |
| ṛṣeḥ sutaḥ | ऋषेः सुतः | the sage's son | Nominative singular |
| ānītaḥ | आनीतः | having been brought | Nominative singular (past participle) |
| avarṣayat | अवर्षयत् | caused to rain | Verb (imperfect, causative) |
| devaḥ | देवः | the god [rain-god] | Nominative singular |
| śāntā ca | शान्ता च | and Shanta | Nominative singular |
| asmai pradīyate | अस्मै प्रदीयते | is given to him | Verb (present, passive) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
Comment (source-annotated): Rishyasringa is called son-in-law here in a double sense. He becomes son-in-law to King Romapada of Anga by marrying Shanta, Romapada's adopted daughter -- but Shanta is, by birth, Dasharatha's own daughter given to Romapada in adoption, so Sumantra's phrase 'your son-in-law' is literally true of Dasharatha as well, not just of Romapada.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.9.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa