पौरै: प्रत्युद्गतो दूरं द्विजैश्च पुरवासिभि:। पुत्रैरनुगत श्श्रीमान् श्रीमद्भिश्च महायशा:। प्रविवेश गृहं राजा हिमवत्सदृशं पुन:
Meaning
Citizens and Brahmins of the city came out from far away to welcome him, and the glorious, renowned king, followed by his splendid sons, re-entered his palace, which resembled Mount Himavat.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| paurai: | पौरैः | by the citizens | instrumental |
| pratyudgata: | प्रत्युद्गतः | gone forth to meet | nominative adjective |
| dūram | दूरम् | far | adverb |
| dvijai: | द्विजैः | by the twice-born (Brahmins) | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| puravāsibhi: | पुरवासिभिः | by the dwellers of the city | instrumental |
| putrai: | पुत्रैः | by his sons | instrumental |
| anugata: | अनुगतः | followed | nominative adjective |
| śrīmān | श्रीमान् | glorious | nominative adjective |
| śrīmadbhi: | श्रीमद्भिः | glorious ones | instrumental |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| mahāyaśā: | महायशाः | of great fame | nominative adjective |
| praviveśa | प्रविवेश | entered | verb, past |
| gṛham | गृहम् | the palace | accusative |
| rājā | राजा | the king | nominative |
| himavatsadṛśam | हिमवत्सदृशम् | resembling the Himalaya | accusative adjective |
| puna: | पुनः | again | adverb |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes that Dasharatha's return home is not merely a scene transition but invokes griha pravesha, 'entering into householder-hood' -- the second of the four traditional life-stages (celibate student, householder, forest-dweller, renunciate) -- a ceremony that traditionally continues for hours.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.77.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa