पुनः प्राप्ते वसन्ते तु पूर्णस्संवत्सरोऽभवत्। प्रसवार्थं गतो यष्टुं हयमेधेन वीर्यवान्।।1.13.1।।
Meaning
When a full year had passed and spring returned, the determined Dasharatha set out to perform the Horse Sacrifice for progeny.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| punaḥ prāpte vasante tu | पुनः प्राप्ते वसन्ते तु | again, when spring had arrived | Locative singular (absolute) |
| pūrṇaḥ saṃvatsaraḥ abhavat | पूर्णः संवत्सरः अभवत् | a full year had passed | Verb (imperfect) |
| prasava-artham gataḥ yaṣṭum | प्रसव-अर्थम् गतः यष्टुम् | had gone to sacrifice for the sake of progeny | Nominative singular |
| haya-medhena vīryavān | हय-मेधेन वीर्यवान् | the mighty one, by the Horse-sacrifice | Instrumental singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains that a full year of preliminary rites is required before a performer becomes eligible for the final Ashvamedha rite itself -- Dasharatha's entry into the ritual hall here, one year after the previous sarga's decision, marks the completion of that preliminary year, not a delay or change of plan.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.13.1 · Bāla Kāṇḍa