Shloka 2.32Unverified draft
धर्मात्मनो गुणवतो लोके रामस्य धीमत: । वृत्तं कथय धीरस्य यथा ते नारदाच्छ्रुतम् ।।1.2.32।।
Meaning
"Narrate the story of righteous, virtuous, wise, and steadfast Rama exactly as you heard it told by Narada."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharmātmanaḥ | धर्मात्मनः | of the righteous-souled | Genitive qualifying rāmasya |
| guṇavataḥ | गुणवतः | of the virtuous | Genitive qualifying rāmasya |
| loke | लोके | in the world | Locative of place |
| rāmasya | रामस्य | of Rama | Genitive singular |
| dhīmataḥ | धीमतः | of the wise | Genitive qualifying rāmasya |
| vṛttam | वृत्तम् | the life-history, what came to pass | Object — accusative singular |
| kathaya | कथय | narrate! | Imperative 2nd sg |
| dhīrasya | धीरस्य | of the steadfast | Genitive qualifying rāmasya |
| yathā | यथा | just as | Conjunction of manner |
| te | ते | by you | Genitive of agent with śrutam |
| nāradāt | नारदात् | from Narada | Ablative of source |
| śrutam | श्रुतम् | was heard | Past passive participle — nominative neuter |
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: 1.2.32 · Bāla Kāṇḍa