Shloka 2.39Unverified draft
तस्य शिष्यास्ततस्सर्वे जगुश्श्लोकमिमं पुन: । मुहुर्मुहु: प्रीयमाणा: प्राहुश्च भृशविस्मिता: ।।1.2.39।।
Meaning
All of Valmiki's disciples then chanted that same verse again and again with delight, marveling greatly as they repeated it.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasya | तस्य | his | Genitive singular |
| śiṣyāḥ | शिष्याः | the disciples | Subject — nominative plural |
| tataḥ | ततः | then | Adverb — sequential |
| sarve | सर्वे | all of them | Adjective — nominative plural |
| jaguḥ | जगुः | sang, chanted | Main verb — perfect 3rd plural |
| ślokam imam | श्लोकमिमम् | this verse | Object — accusative singular |
| punaḥ | पुनः | again | Adverb |
| muhurmuhuḥ | मुहुर्मुहुः | over and over again | Adverb of repetition |
| prīyamāṇāḥ | प्रीयमाणाः | taking delight in it | Present participle middle — nominative plural |
| prāhuḥ ca | प्राहुश्च | and they declared | Main verb — perfect 3rd plural |
| bhṛśavismitāḥ | भृशविस्मिताः | exceedingly astonished | Adjective — nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the closing passage, shlokas 38-42 -- see the fuller note at shloka 42.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.2.39 · Bāla Kāṇḍa