इक्ष्वाकोऽस्तु नरव्याघ्र पुत्र: परमधार्मिक:।।1.47.11।। अलम्बुषायामुत्पन्नो विशाल इति विश्रुत:। तेन चासीदिह स्थाने विशालेति पुरी कृता।।1.47.12।।
Meaning
Tiger among men, to Ikshvaku a supremely righteous son was born of Alambusa, renowned as Vishala; by him a city was founded in this place, called Vishala.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.47.11
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikṣvākuḥ astu nara-vyāghra | इक्ष्वाकुः अस्तु नर-व्याघ्र | there was Ikshvaku, O tiger among men | Nominative / Verb (imperative) / Vocative |
| putraḥ parama-dhārmikaḥ | पुत्रः परम-धार्मिकः | a son, most righteous | Nominative singular (x2) |
Shloka 1.47.12
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| alambuṣāyām utpannaḥ | अलम्बुषायाम् उत्पन्नः | born of Alambusha | Locative / Nominative |
| viśālaḥ iti viśrutaḥ | विशालः इति विश्रुतः | renowned as Vishala | Nominative / Quotation / Nominative |
| tena ca āsīt iha sthāne | तेन च आसीत् इह स्थाने | and by him, in this very place | Instrumental / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect) / Adverbial / Locative |
| viśālā iti purī kṛtā | विशाला इति पुरी कृता | the city named Vishala was built | Nominative / Quotation / Nominative / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source clarifies, citing the Bhagavata Purana's seventh canto, that these Ikshvakus of Vishala are a separate lineage from the Ikshvakus of Ayodhya -- that is, not the Solar Dynasty to which Rama belongs -- despite the shared founding name.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.47.11-12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa