Shloka 32

Akṣa-hṛdaya-dāna and Phalāśruti of the Nalopākhyāna (अक्षहृदयदानम् / नलोपाख्यान-फलश्रुतिः)

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य सान्त्वयामास पौरांक्षु निषधाधिप: । पौरा जानपदाश्चापि सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहा:,प्रवेश करके निषधनरेशने पुरवासियोंको सान्त्वना दी। नगर और जनपदके लोग बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। उनके शरीरमें रोमांच हो आया

Transliteration

praviśya sāntvayāmāsa paurāṁś ca niṣadhādhipaḥ | paurā jānāpadāś cāpi samprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhāḥ ||

Translation

ولما دخل المدينة طمأن سيد نِشَدَه أهلها وواساهم. فابتهج أهل المدينة وأهل الأقاليم من حولها ابتهاجًا عظيمًا حتى اقشعرت أبدانهم من الفرح.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled, comforted
• सान्त्वयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (सान्त्व्)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

• पौरान्: the townspeople/citizens
• पौरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निषधाधिपः: the lord/king of Niṣadha
• निषधाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषधाधिप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पौराः: the townspeople/citizens
• पौराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• जानपदाः: the countryfolk/people of the districts
• जानपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहाः: having thrilled hair on the body (with joy)
• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरूहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्प्रहृष्ट-तनूरूह
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva) (speaker)
• निषध (Niṣadha)
• निषधाधिप (the king of Niṣadha)
• पौर (citizens)
• जानपद (people of the districts/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes calming fear and restoring morale among citizens and subjects; compassionate reassurance is presented as a key ethical duty of governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king of Niṣadha enters and addresses the townspeople, consoling them; both city-dwellers and people from the surrounding districts respond with visible joy and relief.