Shloka 77

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

एतद्‌ राज्ञो दिलीपस्य राजानो नानुचक्रिरे । यस्येभा हेमसंछन्ना: पथि मत्ता: सम शेरते,“राजा दिलीपके इस महान्‌ कर्मका अनुसरण दूसरे राजा नहीं कर सके। उनके सुनहरे साज-बाज और सोनेके आभूषणोंसे सजे हुए मतवाले हाथी रास्तेपर सोये रहते थे। सत्यवादी शतधन्वा महामनस्वी राजा दिलीपका जिन लोगोंने दर्शन किया था, उन्होंने भी स्वर्गलोकको जीत लिया

Transliteration

etad rājño dilīpasya rājāno nānucakrire | yasyebhā hemasaṃchannāḥ pathi mattāḥ samaśerate ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “Other kings could not emulate this deed of King Dilīpa. His elephants—covered in golden trappings—would lie down on the road in their intoxicated might, unafraid and unchallenged.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (deed/act)

राज्ञःof the king

दिलीपस्यof Dilīpa

राजानःkings

नnot

अनुचक्रिरेfollowed/imitated

यस्यwhose

इभाःelephants

हेमसंछन्नाःcovered with gold

पथिon the road

मत्ताःintoxicated/mad

सम्together/fully (prefix)

शेरतेlie down/sleep

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

King Dilīpa

kings (other rulers)

elephants

golden trappings/ornaments

road/path

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes