Shloka 2.21Unverified draft
भरद्वाजस्ततश्शिष्यो विनीतश्श्रुतवान्मुनेः । कलशं पूर्णमादाय पृष्ठतोऽनुजगाम ह ।।1.2.21।।
Meaning
Bharadwaja, the humble and scripture-learned disciple, followed behind carrying the water-pot filled to the brim.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bharadvājaḥ | भरद्वाजः | Bharadvaja | Subject — nominative singular |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | Adverb — sequential |
| śiṣyaḥ | शिष्यः | the disciple | Apposition — nominative |
| vinītaḥ | विनीतः | well-disciplined, humble | Adjective qualifying Bharadvaja |
| śrutavān | श्रुतवान् | learned in sacred lore | Adjective qualifying Bharadvaja |
| muneḥ | मुनेः | of the sage | Genitive singular |
| kalaśam | कलशम् | the water-pot | Object — accusative singular |
| pūrṇam | पूर्णम् | full to the brim | Adjective qualifying kalaśam |
| ādāya | आदाय | having taken up | Absolutive |
| pṛṣṭhataḥ | पृष्ठतः | from behind | Adverb of place |
| anujagāma | अनुजगाम | followed | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| ha | ह | indeed (narrative emphasis) | Particle |
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: 1.2.21 · Bāla Kāṇḍa