अनुजग्मतुरक्षुद्रौ पितामहमिवाश्विनौ।।1.22.8।।
Meaning
Those two unassuming princes followed behind, like the twin Ashvins following their grandsire.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| anujagmatuḥ akṣudrau | अनुजग्मतुः अक्षुद्रौ | the two, no ordinary ones, followed | Verb (perfect, dual) |
| pitāmaham iva aśvinau | पितामहम् इव अश्विनौ | like the two Ashvins [following] their grandfather | Nominative dual |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source glosses sthaaNu (an epithet for Shiva used in this passage's simile) as 'the Being that resides like an atom in every being, moving or still.' It identifies Shiva's sons in this simile as Skanda and Vishakha -- two of the four aspects Kumara (the army-general of the gods) is said to have split into in an instant, per the Mahabharata, the other two being Shaaka and Naigamesha -- with Rama and Lakshmana cast as Skanda and Vishakha attending Vishvamitra as they would attend Shiva.
2 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.22.8 · Bāla Kāṇḍa