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)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
saḥसःheNominative singular
vaneवनेin the forestLocative singular
nitya-saṃvṣddhaḥनित्य-संव्ष्द्धःever growing upNominative singular
muniḥमुनिःsageNominative singular
vana-caraḥवन-चरःforest-dwellingNominative singular
sadāसदाalwaysIndeclinable/particle
na anyam jānātiन अन्यम् जानातिknows nothing elseVerb (present, negated)
vipra-indraḥविप्र-इन्द्रःbest of BrahminsNominative singular
nityamनित्यम्constantlyIndeclinable/particle
pitṣ-anuvartanātपित्ष्-अनुवर्तनात्on account of following his fatherAblative singular

Reference: 1.9.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa