स शिष्यहस्तादादाय वल्कलं नियतेन्द्रियः | विचचार ह पश्यंस्तत्सर्वतो विपुलं वनम् || १-२-८
sa shishhya hastaat aadaaya valkalam niyatendriyaH | vichachaara ha pashyan tat sarvato vipulam vanam || 1-2-8
Translation
That self-controlled Sage Valmiki on taking bark-garment from his disciple's hands, and looking in all directions, indeed moved away from that wide expanse of forest. [1-2-8]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
saH
He [Valmiki]
niyatendriyaH
with controlled senses
aadaaya
on taking
shiShyahastaat
from disciple's, hands
valkalam
the bark-garment
pashyan sarvataH
looking in all directions
vichachaara ha
indeed moved away from
tat vipulam vanam
that wide forest.
Chapter context
Valmiki gets divine guidance to compile the epic
41 verses · Verse 8 of 41
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