Shloka 17

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint

Devanagari script

आश्रिनेयौ नरव्याप्रौ रूपेणाप्रतिमौ भुवि । तौच त्वां गुरुवत्‌ प्रेमणा पूजया प्रत्युदीयताम्‌,“इस भूतलपर जिनके रूपकी कहीं तुलना नहीं है, वे अश्विनीकुमारोंके पुत्र नरश्रेष्ठ नकुल-सहदेव तुम्हारे प्रति गुरुजनोचित प्रेम और आदरका भाव लेकर तुम्हारी सेवामें उपस्थित हों

Transliteration

āśrineyau naravyāghrau rūpeṇāpratimau bhuvi | tau ca tvāṃ guruvat premanā pūjayā pratyudīyatām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Let Nakula and Sahadeva—those tiger-like men, the Aśvinī twins’ sons, whose beauty is unrivalled on earth—come forward to you, approaching in service with the affectionate reverence and honor due to a teacher.”

Word by Word

आश्रिनेयौsons of the Aśvins (Aśvinīkumāras)

नरव्याप्रौactive/energetic among men

रूपेणby form; in appearance

अप्रतिमौincomparable

भुविon earth

तौthose two

चand

त्वाम्you

गुरुवत्like a guru; as (one would) a teacher/elder

प्रेमणाwith affection

पूजयाwith reverence/worship; with honor

प्रत्युदीयताम्let them go forth to meet (you); let them come forward to receive (you)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Aśvinīkumāras (the Aśvins)

Nakula

Sahadeva

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes