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)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tasyaतस्यhisGenitive singular
śiṣyāḥशिष्याःthe disciplesSubject — nominative plural
tataḥततःthenAdverb — sequential
sarveसर्वेall of themAdjective — nominative plural
jaguḥजगुःsang, chantedMain verb — perfect 3rd plural
ślokam imamश्लोकमिमम्this verseObject — accusative singular
punaḥपुनःagainAdverb
muhurmuhuḥमुहुर्मुहुःover and over againAdverb of repetition
prīyamāṇāḥप्रीयमाणाःtaking delight in itPresent participle middle — nominative plural
prāhuḥ caप्राहुश्चand they declaredMain verb — perfect 3rd plural
bhṛśavismitāḥभृशविस्मिताःexceedingly astonishedAdjective — 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