श्रुत्वा राज्ञोऽथ तद्वाक्यं मनसा स विचिन्त्य च। प्रदास्यते पुत्रवन्तं शान्ताभर्तारमात्मवान्।।1.11.6।।
Meaning
"On hearing this and reflecting deeply, the wise king of Anga will agree to send Shanta's husband, the bestower of sons."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śrutvā | श्रुत्वा | having heard | Gerund (having done) |
| rājñaḥ atha tat vākyam | राज्ञः अथ तत् वाक्यम् | then the king's speech | Accusative singular |
| manasā | मनसा | in mind | Instrumental singular |
| saḥ vicintya | सः विचिन्त्य | he, having reflected | Gerund (having done) |
| ca | च | and | Indeclinable/particle |
| pradāsyate | प्रदास्यते | shall grant | Verb (future, middle) |
| putravantam | पुत्रवन्तम् | endowed with a son | Accusative singular |
| śāntā-bhartāram | शान्ता-भर्तारम् | Shanta's husband | Accusative singular |
| ātmavān | आत्मवान् | the self-possessed one | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source flags a real textual ambiguity in the word putravantam used of Rishyasringa here: some translations read it as 'one who already has a son,' others as 'one who bestows progeny through the putrakameshti ritual.' The source notes the Mahabharata has Vibhandaka telling Rishyasringa to return only after fathering a son (which Rishyasringa does not do there), which lends some support to the literal reading -- but concludes the generally accepted sense is putravantam as aahitaagni, an accomplished Vedic ritualist, per the shruti line 'jaata putraH kR^ishNa kesho agniin adhiita...'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.11.6 · Bāla Kāṇḍa