Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 26

नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः

Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city

कुलशीलोपसम्पन्न चारुसर्वाड़्रशोभन । नाद्य त्वां प्रतिपश्यामि गिरावस्मिन्‌ नरोत्तम,नरश्रेष्ठ आप उत्तम कुल और श्रेष्ठ शीलस्वभावसे सम्पन्न हैं। आप अपने सम्पूर्ण मनोहर अंगोंसे सुशोभित होते हैं। आज इस पर्वतशिखरपर मैं आपको नहीं देख पाती हूँ

kulaśīlopasampanna cārusarvāṅgaśobhana | nādya tvāṁ pratipaśyāmi girāvasmin narottama ||

«يا خيرَ الرجال، يا من اكتملتْ لك سلالةٌ نبيلةٌ وخُلُقٌ رفيع، وتزيّنتَ بكلّ محاسن الأعضاء—اليوم لا أراك على هذا الجبل، يا أكرمَ البشر.»

कुलशीलोपसम्पन्नःendowed with noble family and good conduct
कुलशीलोपसम्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुल-शील-उपसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चारुसर्वाङ्गशोभनःbeautiful, with all limbs charming
चारुसर्वाङ्गशोभनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु-सर्व-अङ्ग-शोभन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिपश्यामिI see / behold
प्रतिपश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति√पश्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
गिरौon the mountain
गिरौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अस्मिन्in/on this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नरोत्तमO best of men
नरोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-उत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

बृहृदश्च उवाच

B
Bṛhadaśvā
N
narottama (addressed person, ‘best of men’)
G
giri (mountain)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true excellence (narottamatva) rests on both noble lineage (kula) and noble conduct (śīla). The praise implies that character is a defining mark of worth, not merely appearance or status.

Bṛhadaśvā addresses a revered man as ‘best of men’ and expresses distress that he is not visible on the mountain today, indicating a moment of sudden absence or separation that heightens concern and sets up the next narrative development.