Shloka 2.36Unverified draft
यावत् स्थास्यन्ति गिरयस्सरितश्च महीतले । तावद्रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ।।1.2.36।।
Meaning
"As long as mountains and rivers endure upon this earth, so long will the story of the Ramayana circulate among people."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yāvat | यावत् | as long as | Correlative conjunction |
| sthāsyanti | स्थास्यन्ति | shall stand, shall endure | Future 3rd plural |
| girayaḥ | गिरयः | the mountains | Subject — nominative plural |
| saritaḥ ca | सरितश्च | and the rivers | Subject — nominative plural |
| mahītale | महीतले | on the face of the earth | Locative of place |
| tāvat | तावत् | just so long | Correlative adverb |
| rāmāyaṇakathā | रामायणकथा | the story of the Ramayana | Subject — nominative singular |
| lokeṣu | लोकेषु | among the worlds, among people | Locative plural |
| pracariṣyati | प्रचरिष्यति | shall circulate, shall go about | Future 3rd sg |
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: 1.2.36 · Bāla Kāṇḍa