Shloka 9.4Unverified draft
स वने नित्यसंवृद्धो मुनिर्वनचरस्सदा । नान्यं जानाति विप्रेन्द्रो नित्यं पित्रनुवर्तनात् ।।1.9.4।।
Meaning
Raised always in the forest as a forest-dweller, that foremost of brahmins would know no one but his own father, ever devoted to him.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ | सः | he | Nominative singular |
| vane | वने | in the forest | Locative singular |
| nitya-saṃvṣddhaḥ | नित्य-संव्ष्द्धः | ever growing up | Nominative singular |
| muniḥ | मुनिः | sage | Nominative singular |
| vana-caraḥ | वन-चरः | forest-dwelling | Nominative singular |
| sadā | सदा | always | Indeclinable/particle |
| na anyam jānāti | न अन्यम् जानाति | knows nothing else | Verb (present, negated) |
| vipra-indraḥ | विप्र-इन्द्रः | best of Brahmins | Nominative singular |
| nityam | नित्यम् | constantly | Indeclinable/particle |
| pitṣ-anuvartanāt | पित्ष्-अनुवर्तनात् | on account of following his father | Ablative singular |
Reference: 1.9.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa