Skip to content
← Back to Sarga
Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 2 Shloka 17
Original Shloka
इति ब्रुवन्तं मुदिताः प्रत्यनन्दन्नृपा नृपम्। वृष्टिमन्तं महामेघं नर्दन्त इव बर्हिणः।।2.2.17।।
Interpretation Layers

Translations & Commentary

1 curated source available for this shloka.

Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

इति thus, ब्रुवन्तम् speaking, नृपम् king Dasaratha, नृपा: kings, मुदिता: delighted, वृष्टिमन्तम् raining, महामेघम् thick cloud, नर्दन्त: making sounds, बर्हिण: इव like peacocks, प्रत्यनन्दन् acclaimed.

English Commentary

Having thus heard king Dasaratha speak, the kings acclaimed him with delight, like peacocks crying (in joy) to see thick clouds.