अन्त:पुरस्त्रियस्सर्वाश्शान्तां दृष्ट्वा तथागताम्। सह भर्त्रा विशालाक्षीं प्रीत्यानन्दमुपागमन्।।1.11.29।।
Meaning
All the palace women, seeing the wide-eyed Shanta arrive with her husband, were filled with affectionate joy.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| antaḥ-pura-striyaḥ sarvāḥ | अन्तः-पुर-स्त्रियः सर्वाः | all the women of the inner apartments | Nominative plural |
| śāntām dṛṣṭvā | शान्ताम् दृष्ट्वा | having seen Shanta | Gerund (having done) |
| tathā-āgatām | तथा-आगताम् | having thus arrived | Accusative singular |
| saha bhartrā | सह भर्त्रा | together with her husband | Instrumental singular |
| viśāla-akṣīm | विशाल-अक्षीम् | the wide-eyed one | Accusative singular |
| prītyā ānandam upāgaman | प्रीत्या आनन्दम् उपागमन् | attained joy out of affection | Verb (aorist) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source distinguishes a Ritwik from an ordinary reciter of the Vedas: a Ritwik is the director or conductor of the entire Vedic ritual's orchestration, responsible for the correct sequencing of prime, auxiliary, and adjunctive rites while other scholars recite hymns under this person's direction. The source calls Ritwik-hood 'the highest' role in a ritual precisely because of this coordinating responsibility -- relevant context for why securing Rishyasringa specifically, rather than any qualified brahmin, mattered so much to Dasharatha.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.11.30 · Bāla Kāṇḍa