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proktā manīṣibhir gītā-stava-rājādayaḥ stavāḥ ||
proktāḥhave been declared, called past pass. part., nom. pl., agreeing with stavāḥकहे गए हैं
manīṣibhiḥby the wise, by thoughtful people instrumental of agentमनीषियों (विद्वानों) के द्वारा
gītā-stava-rājādayaḥthe Gītā, the Stava-rāja, and the rest ādi-compound, nom. pl.गीता, स्तवराज आदि
stavāḥas hymns of praise, as stavas nom. pl., predicateस्तव (स्तुति-ग्रन्थ) कहे गए
manīṣibhiḥ — by the wise; gītā-stava-rājādayaḥ — the Gītā, the Stava-rāja, and so on; stavāḥ — as hymns of praise; proktāḥ — have been declared
proktāḥ — कहे गए हैं; manīṣibhiḥ — मनीषियों ने; gītā-stava-rājādayaḥ — गीता, स्तवराज आदि को; stavāḥ — स्तव (के रूप में)
The wise have declared the Gītā, the Stava-rāja, and other such works to be stavas, hymns of praise. So these texts count as praise-hymns, on the authority of thoughtful, learned people. The verse lists them here as examples of stavas one may recite in devotion.
मनीषियों ने गीता, स्तवराज आदि को स्तव कहा है।
stava: a term of praise. Its plain sense is a hymn glorifying the deity; here it becomes a category into which even a teaching-text like the Gītā is placed.
स्तव अर्थात् स्तुति का शब्द। इसका सीधा अर्थ है देवता की महिमा गाने वाला स्तोत्र; परन्तु यहाँ यह एक ऐसी श्रेणी बन जाता है जिसमें गीता जैसे उपदेश-ग्रन्थ को भी रखा जाता है।