भगीरथात्ककुत्स्थश्च ककुत्स्थस्य रघुस्सुत:। रघोस्तु पुत्रस्तेजस्वी प्रवृद्ध: पुरुषादक:
Meaning
From Bhagiratha came Kakutstha, whose son was Raghu; and Raghu's own powerful son was Pravriddha.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhagīrathāt kakutsthaḥ ca | भगीरथात् ककुत्स्थः च | from Bhagiratha [was] Kakutstha | Ablative / Nominative / Adverbial |
| kakutsthasya raghuḥ sutaḥ | ककुत्स्थस्य रघुः सुतः | Raghu is the son of Kakutstha | Genitive / Nominative / Nominative |
| raghoḥ tu putraḥ tejasvī | रघोः तु पुत्रः तेजस्वी | but the son of Raghu, energetic | Genitive / Adverbial / Nominative / Nominative |
| pravṛddhaḥ puruṣa-ādakaḥ | प्रवृद्धः पुरुष-आदकः | grown great, [became] a man-eater | Nominative / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source fills in the backstory behind Raghu's son Pravriddha's other name, Kalmashapada: a capable but arrogant king, he provoked Vashishtha's fury and was cursed into a man-eating demon, though he retained mystic power of his own. When he tried to counter-curse Vashishtha by taking water into his cupped hand, his devoted wife Madayanti dissuaded him from striking back at so powerful a sage. He dropped the water rather than release it -- but even so, it fell onto his own feet and blemished them, which is why he came to be called Kalmashapada, 'stain-footed.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.70.39 · Bāla Kāṇḍa