Shloka 31

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

नकुलं हरिणं नाम चपलं॑ ताम्रलोचनम्‌ | तेन मूषिकगन्धेन त्वरमाणमुपागतम्‌,वह जातिका न्यौला था। उसकी आँखें ताँबेके समान दिखायी देती थीं। वह चपल नेवला हरिणके नामसे प्रसिद्ध था और उसी चूहेकी गन्ध पाकर बड़ी उतावलीके साथ वहाँ आ पहुँचा था

Transliteration

nakulaṃ hariṇaṃ nāma capalaṃ tāmralocanam | tena mūṣikagandhena tvaramāṇam upāgatam ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “A nimble nakula (mongoose), copper-eyed, known by the name Hariṇa, caught the scent of a mouse and hurried swiftly to that place.”

Word by Word

नकुलम्mongoose

हरिणम्deer (as a name/epithet)

नामby name / named

चपलम्restless, quick

ताम्रलोचनम्copper-eyed

तेनby that / with that

मूषिकगन्धेनby the smell of a mouse

त्वरमाणम्hastening

उपागतम्come near, arrived

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Nakula (mongoose)

Hariṇa (name of the mongoose)

Mouse (mūṣika)

Scent/odor (gandha)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes