Shloka 4
Devanagari script
वन्दनीयाश्व वरदा वयमप्यनुयायिन: । मनुष्याणां विशेषेण नावेक्ष्या इति मे मति:
Transliteration
vandaniyāś ca varadā vayam apy anuyāyinaḥ | manuṣyāṇāṁ viśeṣeṇa nāvekṣyā iti me matiḥ ||
Translation
The Nāga said: “We too are worthy of reverence and capable of granting boons, and we have our own attendants and followers. Yet, in my judgment, we are not easily seen—especially by human beings.”
Word by Word
{'vandaniyāḥ''worthy of reverence, to be saluted', 'varadāḥ': 'givers of boons, bestowers of favors', 'vayam': 'we', 'api': 'also, even', 'anuyāyinaḥ': 'followers, attendants, those who accompany', 'manuṣyāṇām': 'of humans, of mankind', 'viśeṣeṇa': 'especially, particularly', 'na': 'not', 'avekṣyāḥ': 'to be seen, visible, obtainable to sight', 'iti': 'thus, so', 'me': 'my', 'matiḥ': 'opinion, judgment, understanding'}
{'vandaniyāḥ':
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नाग उवाच
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Nāga (speaker)M
manuṣyāḥ (humans)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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Geographic Context
Educational Q&A
Supernatural power and worthiness of reverence do not imply easy accessibility; certain beings (like Nāgas) may grant boons, yet remain generally beyond ordinary human perception.
A Nāga speaks about the status of Nāgas as venerable boon-givers with attendants, while emphasizing that humans, in particular, rarely obtain their direct sight or encounter.