Shloka 16
Nahūṣa’s Pride, the Ṛṣi-Borne Palanquin, and the Search for Indra (नहुष-इन्द्राणी-प्रकरणम्)
नहुष उवाच अपूर्व वाहनमिदं त्वयोक्तं वरवर्णिनि । दृढं मे रुचितं देवि त्वद्वशो5स्मि वरानने
Nahuṣa uvāca: apūrva-vāhanam idaṁ tvayoktaṁ vara-varṇini | dṛḍhaṁ me rucitaṁ devi tvad-vaśo 'smi varānane ||
Nahuṣa sprach: „O Frau von schöner Farbe, das Gefährt, das du beschrieben hast, ist wahrlich beispiellos. O Göttin, es hat mein Wohlgefallen fest gewonnen. O Schönangesichtige, ich stehe unter deiner Gewalt.“
नहुष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how persuasive speech and fascination can quickly place a person “under another’s sway,” implying an ethical caution: attraction and novelty can weaken discernment and self-mastery.
Nahuṣa responds to a woman’s description of an extraordinary conveyance, expresses strong approval, and declares that he is now under her influence, signaling his growing susceptibility to her words and presence.