Shloka 13.8Unverified draft
तथा शुचीन्शास्त्रविद: पुरुषान् सुबहुश्रुतान्। यज्ञकर्म समीहन्तां भवन्तो राजशासनात्।।1.13.8।।
Meaning
"Let flawless scholars of the scriptures and men well-versed in the Vedas also organize the ritual works, by the king's order."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tathā śucīn śāstra-vidaḥ | तथा शुचीन् शास्त्र-विदः | and also pure men, knowers of the scriptures | Accusative plural |
| puruṣān su-bahu-śrutān | पुरुषान् सु-बहु-श्रुतान् | greatly learned men | Accusative plural |
| yajña-karma samīhantām | यज्ञ-कर्म समीहन्ताम् | let them undertake the sacrificial work | Verb (imperative) |
| bhavantaḥ rāja-śāsanāt | भवन्तः राज-शासनात् | all of you, by the king's command | Nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the ritual-ground construction passage, shlokas 6-9 -- see the fuller note at shloka 6.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.13.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa