वसिष्ठविश्वामित्राद्यास्तथा दशरथादयः । ददृशू राघवं दूरादुपायान्तं गुहोपमम् ॥ १४ ॥
vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrādyāstathā daśarathādayaḥ | dadṛśū rāghavaṁ dūrādupāyāntaṁ guhōpamam || 14 ||
Translation
Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra and the others, and Daśaratha and the rest, saw Rāghava from afar as he came, like Guha,
Word by word
- vasiṣṭha
- Vasiṣṭha
- viśvāmitra
- Viśvāmitra
- ādyās
- (ādyāḥ) and the others
- tathā
- and
- daśaratha
- Daśaratha
- ādayaḥ
- and the rest
- dadṛśū
- (dadṛśuḥ) saw
- rāghavaṁ
- Rāghava
- dūrād
- (dūrāt) from afar
- upāyāntaṁ
- as he came
- guha
- Guha
- upamam
- like
Meaning
Guha is Skanda, the youthful son of Śiva, the type of young beauty and power. Verses 14 to 19 are the court's view of Rāma: the description is of a sage as much as a prince.