Shloka 2.29Unverified draft
शोचन्नेव मुहु: क्रौञ्चीमुपश्लोकमिमं पुन: । जगावन्तर्गतमना भूत्वा शोकपरायण: ।।1.2.29।।
Meaning
Grieving again and again for the female krauncha, wholly absorbed within himself, he once more recited that same verse aloud.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śocan eva | शोचन्नेव | grieving continually | Present participle + emphatic particle |
| muhuḥ | मुहुः | again and again | Adverb of repetition |
| krauñcīm | क्रौञ्चीम् | for the female krauncha | Object of grief — accusative |
| upaślokam imam | उपश्लोकमिमम् | this same verse | Object — accusative singular |
| punaḥ | पुनः | once more | Adverb |
| jagau | जगौ | sang, chanted | Main verb — perfect 3rd sg |
| antargatamanāḥ | अन्तर्गतमनाः | with his mind turned wholly inward | Bahuvrihi adjective — nominative |
| bhūtvā | भूत्वा | having become | Absolutive |
| śokaparāyaṇaḥ | शोकपरायणः | given over entirely to sorrow | Adjective — nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the second-recitation passage, shlokas 28-30 -- see the fuller note at shloka 30.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.29 · Bāla Kāṇḍa