साङ्काश्यां ते समागत्य ददृशुश्च कुशध्वजम्। न्यवेदयन्यथावृत्तं जनकस्य च चिन्तितम्
Meaning
The messengers reached Sankasya, met Kushadhwaja, and reported everything that had happened and what Janaka intended.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sāṅkāśyām te samāgatya | साङ्काश्याम् ते समागत्य | having arrived at Sankashya | Locative / Nominative plural / Gerund |
| dadṛśuḥ ca kuśadhvajam | ददृशुः च कुशध्वजम् | and saw Kushadhvaja | Verb (perfect) / Adverbial / Accusative |
| nyavedayan yathā-vṛttam | न्यवेदयन् यथा-वृत्तम् | reported [everything] just as it had happened | Verb (imperfect) / Accusative |
| janakasya ca cintitam | जनकस्य च चिन्तितम् | and Janaka's thought | Genitive / Adverbial / Accusative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains what the envoys actually convey to Kushadhvaja: not just news of the bow-breaking, but Janaka's specific plan for a quadruple marriage alliance. Dasharatha has four sons, and between them Janaka and his brother Kushadhvaja have four daughters, so Janaka intends to marry all four sons to all four nieces and daughters in one ceremony.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.70.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa