रामायणम्
Shloka 2.31Unverified draft

मच्छन्दादेव ते ब्रह्मन् प्रवृत्तेयं सरस्वती । रामस्य चरितं सर्वं कुरु त्वमृषिसत्तम ।।1.2.31।।

Meaning

"O Brahman, this speech arose in you at my own will. Now, most excellent ascetic, compose the entire history of Rama."

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
macchandātमच्छन्दात्by my own willAblative of cause
evaएवpreciselyEmphatic particle
teतेyourGenitive singular
brahmanब्रह्मन्O brahminVocative singular
pravṛttāप्रवृत्ताhas issued forthPast participle — feminine nominative
iyamइयम्thisDemonstrative — feminine nominative
sarasvatīसरस्वतीspeech, the goddess of the wordSubject — nominative singular
rāmasyaरामस्यof RamaGenitive singular
caritamचरितम्the deeds, the life-storyObject — accusative singular
sarvamसर्वम्the whole ofAdjective qualifying caritam
kuruकुरुcompose!Imperative 2nd sg
tvamत्वम्youSubject — nominative singular
ṛṣisattamaऋषिसत्तमO best of sagesVocative singular

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

(Part of Brahma's charge to Valmiki, shlokas 31-37 -- see the fuller note at shloka 37.)

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

Reference: 1.2.31 · Bāla Kāṇḍa