Shloka 2.19Unverified draft
शिष्यस्तु तस्य ब्रुवतो मुनेर्वाक्यमनुत्तमम् । प्रतिजग्राह संहृष्टस्तस्य तुष्टोऽभवद्गुरु: ।।1.2.19।।
Meaning
His disciple, delighted, took the sage's excellent verse to heart and committed it to memory, which left his teacher well pleased.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śiṣyaḥ tu | शिष्यस्तु | the disciple, for his part | Subject — nominative singular |
| tasya bruvataḥ muneḥ | तस्य ब्रुवतो मुनेः | of the sage as he spoke | Genitive absolute |
| vākyam | वाक्यम् | the utterance | Object — accusative singular |
| anuttamam | अनुत्तमम् | unsurpassed | Adjective qualifying vākyam |
| pratijagrāha | प्रतिजग्राह | received and took it up (memorised it) | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| saṃhṛṣṭaḥ | संहृष्टः | thrilled with delight | Adjective qualifying the disciple |
| tasya | तस्य | at that | Genitive singular |
| tuṣṭaḥ | तुष्टः | pleased | Predicate adjective |
| abhavat | अभवत् | became | Main verb — imperfect 3rd sg |
| guruḥ | गुरुः | the teacher | Subject — nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the reflection-and-return passage, shlokas 16-22 -- see the fuller note at shloka 22.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa