रामायणम्
Shloka 2.24Unverified draft

वाल्मीकिरथ तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय वाग्यत: । प्राञ्जलि: प्रयतो भूत्वा तस्थौ परमविस्मित: ।।1.2.24।।

Meaning

Seeing him, Valmiki rose at once in astonishment, and stood before him in respectful silence with joined palms.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
vālmīkiḥवाल्मीकिःValmikiSubject — nominative singular
athaअथthereuponAdverb — sequential
tam dṛṣṭvāतं दृष्ट्वाhaving seen himAbsolutive with object
sahasāसहसाat once, abruptlyAdverb of manner
utthāyaउत्थायhaving risenAbsolutive
vāgyataḥवाग्यतःwith speech restrainedAdjective — nominative
prāñjaliḥप्राञ्जलिःwith palms joinedAdjective — nominative
prayataḥप्रयतःreverently composedAdjective — nominative
bhūtvāभूत्वाhaving becomeAbsolutive
tasthauतस्थौstoodMain verb — perfect 3rd sg
paramavismitaḥपरमविस्मितःutterly astonishedAdjective — nominative

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

(Part of the Brahma's-arrival passage, shlokas 23-27 -- see the fuller note at shloka 27.)

1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.

Reference: 1.2.24 · Bāla Kāṇḍa