Shloka 7

नलस्य विवस्त्रीकरणं दमयन्ती-सहानुगमनं च

Nala’s Disrobing and Damayantī’s Companionship

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते तु कलिना प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकस: । अस्माभि: समनुज्ञाते दमयन्त्या नलो वृत:

Transliteration

evam ukte tu kalinā pratyūcus te divaukasaḥ | asmābhiḥ samanujñāte damayantyā nalo vṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Als Kali so gesprochen hatte, erwiderten die Götter: „Mit unserer Zustimmung hat Damayantī Nala erwählt.“

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Locative singular, neuter (past passive participle used in locative absolute)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कलिना: by Kali
• कलिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि
• Form: Masculine, instrumental singular

• प्रत्यूचुः: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

• दिवौकसः: the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: First person, instrumental plural

• समनुज्ञाते: when permission was granted/when (it was) consented to
• समनुज्ञाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + ज्ञा
• Form: Locative singular, neuter (past passive participle used in locative absolute)

• दमयन्त्याः: by Damayanti
• दमयन्त्याः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती
• Form: Feminine, instrumental singular

• नलः: Nala
• नलः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• वृतः: chosen
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular (past passive participle)

Speaker

बु॒हदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Kali
• Divaukasaḥ (the gods/devas)
• Damayantī
• Nala