Shloka 27

Duḥṣanta at Kaṇva-Āśrama; Śakuntalā’s Reception and Origin Prelude (दुःषन्तस्य कण्वाश्रमागमनम्)

Devanagari script

अन्यौ तु खलु देवानां सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ स्मृतौ । अन्यौ दानवमुख्यानां सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तथा,देवताओंमें जो सूर्य और चन्द्रमा माने गये हैं, वे दूसरे हैं और प्रधान दानवोंमें सूर्य तथा चन्द्रमा दूसरे हैं

Transliteration

anyau tu khalu devānāṃ sūryācandramasau smṛtau | anyau dānavamukhyānāṃ sūryācandramasau tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Indeed, the Sun and the Moon acknowledged among the gods are one pair; and likewise, among the foremost Dānavas, the Sun and the Moon are another pair.”

Word by Word

अन्यौtwo others

तुbut/indeed

खलुindeed/certainly

देवानाम्of the gods

सूर्यचन्द्रमसौthe Sun and the Moon

स्मृतौare considered/are said (to be)

अन्यौtwo others

दानवमुख्यानाम्of the chief Danavas

सूर्यचन्द्रमसौthe Sun and the Moon

तथाlikewise/so too

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Devas

Dānavas

Sūrya (Sun)

Candramas (Moon)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes